Well it's been quite a while writing in this blog of mine. Almost a year since the last, I wonder what it says. In any case, since last blog I've turned myself into a painter. I've been learning oils for a year and have them on a web service called yessy so if you want to take a peek go to www.yessy.com/twohaleys and see some of my stuff.
As of three months ago I've rented a space in the Main street Art Center and have set up easel and all the junk that goes with it like paint and canvasses, brushes galore and many chemicals to do everything from thinning the paint to getting paint out of my clothing. That's WD40 by the way, it works rather well, and I had to use some just today. I have a tendency to really get paint every where, especially on me.
It's a nice little room that I share with another artist but she generally stays with the girls in the main studio. Me I stick in my space and zone with the head set and my little Itune Ipod with something quiet if for nothing else than to block all that gabbing the ladies have a tendency to do. I'd love to invest in a Bowe's noise reduction headset one day, I wonder how much they are, I'll have to look them up on Amazon JFL.
I'll have to drop back here now that I found it again and keep a journal going of paintings as they come off the easel. I suppose this would be a good venue for that sort of thing. I'll have to stick the site in my favorites and come on board more often. Hmmm, me thinks that will do just fine.
The painting currently on the boards is a Monet thing my mother in law wanted me to do. It's a rendition of the "Pathway in the Garden" he painted I'm not sure when. Another look up. the painting is a path (no less) to his home and he painted as he was known to do many renditions of the same subject. Monet studied light and the inspiration to capture the subject with his impression of the time of day. In doing this painting I read up on his work, got a library book and found out that this guy had quite a hard time of it being an artist. He was a little out of sink with the rest of the art world at the time and his work quite controversial.
As it is today being an artist isn't the best of choices for making money. And unless your quite good and have a business bent; that is, know how to sell then you have a problem. Monet lived that life fighting hard to stay afloat painting and trying to sell his work to make a living. It's an interesting read. I'll have to do another one of the masters studies and learn a bit more of the history of art.
Well I'll have to spell check this blog then go make supper, the Mrs. is home from another hard day and me I just painted all day and didn't make a nickle. see Ya
