Painting Quilts

I had some time today to do nothing, very rare. So Took out all my paintings for the last year and thought I would make a photo quilt for 2015 of all the work I had painted minus the ones I have sold. After the first painting I thought why not all the years. It is a great way to see how my style had changes and palette as well. Some are smaller because paintings get sold.

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Thinking Bigger

I have come to the realization lately that I am a small thinker when it comes to painting. My studio name is "little bird studio" and I recently thought I should rename my studio "tiny table studio, because my studio consists of a small table in my living room. I am not ungrateful, my partner never complains about having the living room turned into a studio. I have a bit of a fear of large paintings. A large piece of paper is daunting. So my new resolution is to go BIG!. Yesterday I did an 11 x 15 painting and it was fun. I like what I created but would like to see more light in it and I think that the textures are all the same so I will create a new one with more variety and light. So I will do a few more this size and then go to a half sheet after. :)

Abstract Landscape

Today I sat down at my studio table with no idea what I was going to create. I wanted to be loose and relaxed and worry too much about the outcome. I knew I wanted to play with colour, texture and patterns. I used several mediums so as not to be restrictive. I initially felt, fear , confusion and self judgement, always so easy for an artist to be overly hard on themselves. As I started to paint the layers of analytical judgement fell away and the fun began. I wanted to learn about my mediums and the best way is to play. So being an artist is not always about making "good art". Sometimes it is about releasing expectation and letting the brush take you where it will.