What I have on a Sunday

I just finished listening to "History of Hawaiian Steel Guitar". Dope, quite dope. Back to watching the Dodgers - Pirates game.

However, the Red Sox are 41- 34 (Hi David Ortiz) .547 and 4 games back. Mayday, mayday. On the brightside tomorrow is Dog Day at Fenway. Don't get bitten.

I began this painting on Thursday 6.16.16. What it looked like last Sunday.

What it looks like today. What did I say on the 19th? I wanted to erase the positive space. Well it only took me six days to reintroduce positive space. I don't know which way is up. It may be dots on the left hand side. Whatever...

Ceci n'est pas une endorsement. I like the composition and colors. Feel the Bern. I'll always have dead flowers.  Like it or not.

Painting 6.16.16 series

(1 red-ish paint)
Placing paint on paper.

(2 blue paint)
I mentioned on Twitter that I grabbed the blue paint and said I can't make this piece any worse. I immediately regretted my decision. Upon analyzing the photo I've come to terms with it. It wasn't so bad, but not what I am going for in this painting. So, I gessoed over it.

(3 3rd layer of gesso)
(4 added drawing lines)
It's not bad, but I ended up gessoing it again. I'l go with the term whimsical. It was whimsical. 

(5 4th layer of gesso)
I applied the color scheme I am going for.  

(6 with burnt sienna painting) 
I wanted to lessen the positive space. I don't know if I like it. I'll try not to touch the piece again for the rest of the day. Which means in an hour I'll be applying paint to the surface. God help me if I gesso over this piece. What I have on a Sunday. This is called creating, sweetheart.

I'm working on a wave with the burnt sienna painting. That is just the background for the painting. Have you ever seen a yellow wave?

Gesso save me

This bad boy has seen it all. God willing it will save me once again. 

Art is waking up in the middle of the night thinking about a painting. I'm also thinking when does the art supply store open so that I can buy a proper red paint?  I can't wait for this bloody blue paint to dry so that I can gesso over the darn thing.

...More to come. Until then I'm digging The Getaway.  Yup!

mixed media from a decade ago

SF Lights circa 2001