one is good, five is better

I am always working on something, or several somethings, at one time. I hear about artists who are intimidated by the big blank canvas, but perhaps because of my process I look forward to starting new work.

Spring seems to inspire new beginnings. I have been looking through some old canvasses that either didn't develop as planned, or did not fit with the project I may have been working on at the time. Some of these were pieces that I was very excited about. I set them aside and wait to see what happens. If after several months, I don't get back to the canvas, I cover it with texture and color and start again. I almost never work on one painting at a time. I like to take a break from a painting I am working on and look at it with fresh eyes. If I have two, or five painting to work on, I can rotate from piece to piece and give them all the time to develop. Started new work is exciting...texture and color and no plan whatsoever. Finishing is the hard part. A favorite artist/teacher once told me that you know a piece is finished when you can take a large painting and visually divide in into many small paintings, and all of them are interesting and finished. That is what I try to do with each canvas.

I will post the progress as I go.

a new triptych I love the colors in this piece

my lovely palette I draw with chalk once I have the colors I want

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