Beginning of February Check-in
Happy February everyone! The month is kicking off with a lot of activity and I’m excited to share what I’ve been working on.
What I’m working on:
I thought I had finished my 30”x40” seashell painting shortly after my last update, but after spending some time away from it, I realized I’m not happy with the background. So I’m back to working on this painting and hopefully I’ll get to a place where I’m happy with the whole thing.
I started a 18”x24” seashell painting that will fall into the same collection as the aforementioned painting. I blocked in the major shapes and have the first layer of painting; I plan on getting back to this painting once I’m happy with the 30”x40” painting.
I also started painting my smaller flower paintings again. I started these paintings in the middle of last year and took a long break from them. I now have three finished paintings in this series and am working on a fourth one. I have been painting these smaller paintings as a break from the larger paintings.
In terms of applications and art calls, I submitted a painting to the art call I mentioned in my last update. There are also two grant opportunities for emerging artists in the Bay Area that have been announced that I plan on applying to. I don’t expect much from my applications, but I think it’s a good experience and learning process to apply to these different opportunities provided to artists.
Outings
This past week I attended a four day figure drawing workshop at an atelier in the Bay Area from Friday to Monday. It was an intensive workshop and I learned a lot from it. I’ve never taken a figure drawing class nor a four day long workshop, so it was a brand new experience. Even though I don’t draw figures, I think that a lot of the ideas and ways of thinking when approaching figure drawing will be applicable to what I do when I paint my landscapes.
In a few weeks, I’ll be taking a weekend trip to the Point Reyes National Seashore to take a break and hopefully be inspired for some future paintings. I had visited the area when I first moved to California, and I’m looking forward to visiting again!
That’s it for my check-in. It’s been raining a lot here recently and I’m starting to get used to the California winters. I hope you’re staying warm and dry!
