Mid-March Check-in
This week has been a bit busy as I wrap some things up before I travel back to the east coast to visit my family for a week. It’s interesting now, because the majority of my work has to be done in person compared to having a job that revolves around the computer. It’s a good change, but it makes me really aware of when I’m taking time off for travel or when I’ll be away from my paintings.
What I’m working on:
I’m working on a third seashell painting. The first two in that stage where I’m trying to figure out what minor touch-ups and changes I feel like I need to make as I spend time away looking from them.
I’m almost done with the cherry blossom flower painting that I’ve been working on and off again. I think it’ll be done by the end of the month, I’m just working on the background of the painting now.
We’re over a quarter of the way through the 100 day project. It’s been fun painting with watercolors and I’m enjoying the mini experiments I do with these paintings each day. I think I have a habit around painting these in the morning. Watercolors are also something I can travel with, so I’ll be continuing the challenge while I’m out of town!
I’ve spent a lot of time this week writing for the various applications of grants and art calls that I want to apply to. It’s been a little difficult transitioning from working on the computer for a few days in a row to painting. I’m hoping that I can finish a lot of additional computer work while I'm home so I can focus on painting the rest of the month when I return from my trip.
Outings
This is kind of an outing, but I helped one of my artist friends paint a mural on an electrical box in San Jose. I had never done this before, so it was a great experience learning the whole process of painting a mural while spending a lot of time with my friend. From this experience, I think that I’d like to paint my own mural in the future!
This is a brief update since I still want to wrap up some things before I fly out (tonight!). I’m enjoying my new studio space and it feels like I’m going ‘into the office’ again for my painting. It’s been nice to have separation between my painting time and at home time, plus I’m happy to have more space back in my apartment. That’s all for now!
