Art on the Brain

 At times I wish so much that I had seriously studied art in high school and college. But making art for a pastime is rewarding, too. Many of the ideas I get for art come from Pinterest images by very accomplished artists. 

When my brother liked an abstract on my "studio" wall, I gave it to him and had to replace it with something else. A Pinterest painting helped me solve my empty space.

This photo shows the wall in 2018.  

This 2021 photo shows the wall now.

My brother chose the entry of his condo for the abstract.

Yesterday was a Goodwill treasure hunting day. I saw a four dollar rustic frame that I considered for one of my paintings. Inside the frame was a picture of a barn. But after learning someone named Jeannette Priebe had painted it in April of 2005 I may leave this art piece in the frame.

I have some blank canvases that are calling my name. But yipes, I have too many finished ones now. I'm sure my feeble attempts will end up at Goodwill or in the trash. Actually that's okay with me. I had the pleasure of creating.

Painting and Tutoring

It has been a while since I carved out some time to paint. A visitor to my studio on Sunday is probably the reason I'm back at it. She liked many of my paintings. 

This painting of a barn I decided to redo. A happy childhood memory was the hayloft at my grandparents' farm in Louisiana. My brother and I would climb there to enjoy the view from up high. We also liked to climb trees for that feeling of being way up in the air. We had a lot of freedom in those days to explore. Miraculously we survived without mishaps. This barn painting makes me recall those wonderful experiences on the farm.

  

I picked up a small canvas at Goodwill for one dollar, painted over it, and tried this angel pose.

This one was quick and fun. I used cut up plastic pieces dipped in paint for the haystack and pitchforks and an owl that was cut from a magazine.

I emptied out the suitcase of old teaching materials. Now I'm using it as an end table for my coffee. This week I've been in teacher mode to help Lucas with a few of his third grade lessons.