PROCRASTINATION

So...I have this eleven block relief printing project that I know is going to be the most difficult attempt I've done. Looking around my work studio, I can see that it really needs a good SPRING CLEANING!! Coincidence ??

WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT

Finished a new pastel drawing (I never know if they should be called drawings or paintings) last night. It's on Canson Pearl paper and it's larger than my scanner, so this is just part of the drawing.

J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM

The link below is to a great site if you're short on time but want your friends to think you're part of the museum smart set. The website lets you explore the museum's art collections. Also techniques, conversations and videos.

http://www.getty.edu/art/

Somehow, the acrylic painting I did of my son was excluded from the museum's collections.

PASSION PASTEL

"Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music."     ~Angela Monet~

PASSING TIME

I have spent the past few nights working with pastels while waiting for my shipment of woodblocks. I have a couple of Linoleum blanks that I could start, but nothing jumps out at me subject wise,  for them.

'I Need a New Gig'  - From a jazz painting.

NEXT WOODBLOCK PROJECT

I just placed an order with McClain's for blocks and paper for my next woodblock prints. This will be the hardest and most time intensive project I've attempted. Ten color blocks plus the key block. I have a good picture in my mind of what I want to do, just worried (as usual) about registration. "In thePark' (at left) was printed with four blocks and my hardest to date.

http://www.downstairscreations.com/Detail.htm

'In the Park' detail

ACRYLIC PAINTINGS

My watercolor shortcomings have been mentioned in many earlier blogs. So many failed attempts, yet when I work with acrylics I manage to get close to the result I hoped for. Though I love the look that can be obtained with watercolor, I think I need to embrace the great qualities of the acrylic medium. The painting on the left is an acrylic done by Justin Beckett, a Canadian artist and photographer. Below are two of mine that turned out the way I pictured.