The other day I started preparing two large canvases. I had sized these with rabbit skin glue a few months ago and it was time to put down a ground. I find it funny how I'm always stretching, gluing, and laying down grounds for "future" paintings, but I don't get to them. I don't paint as much as I used to. It comes and goes, but on Monday I realized that we are at half of the year and I haven't done much painting. At least nothing significant.
With that in mind I was determined to start work on larger pieces. I intend on enlarging some of the landscape studies I have been doing in Central Park. I already have in mind which will be the first to get flown up. I have also realized that I'm getting in the habit of starting paintings but never finishing them. I have four laying around in my studio and sometimes I wonder how much longer am I going to ignore them. Maybe it's time to get serious and finish them.
The other day I started preparing two large canvases. I had sized these with rabbit skin glue a few months ago and it was time to put down a ground. I find it funny how I'm always stretching, gluing, and laying down grounds for "future" paintings, but I don't get to them. I don't paint as much as I used to. It comes and goes, but on Monday I realized that we are at half of the year and I haven't done much painting. At least nothing significant.
With that in mind I was determined to start work on larger pieces. I intend on enlarging some of the landscape studies I have been doing in Central Park. I already have in mind which will be the first to get flown up. I have also realized that I'm getting in the habit of starting paintings but never finishing them. I have four laying around in my studio and sometimes I wonder how much longer am I going to ignore them. Maybe it's time to get serious and finish them.
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