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Simply..painting again....

2/8/2021

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It's taken a while to get back into painting again.

I had forgotten  how much my Barry helped when I had an exhibition coming up. He just quietly stepped in and took over  the house and garden things to give me time to paint. Meals appeared and cups of coffee. Bills were paid, the grass was cut... we would walk round the garden together  first thing; he looked over my work with me at the end of the day.. I miss him so badly.

I had also forgotten to make allowance for my altered eyesight - it makes me slow for one thing!  Can I do it all in time?

Well, I work best when I have a deadline!

Because I am working in oils I need to allow drying time, so my deadline for the actual paintings is mid September. I need a minimum of 15 pieces and have 6 finished, 2 nearly finished and two more firm ideas. Ordering more canvases today.

I thought I would post about my progress this month and hope you might find that interesting. If you too are an artist it would be great if you shared your working methods and how you motivate yourself in the comments.

Good luck with whatever creative work you undertake. It's a mad way to make a living, but it is also  wonderful to be able to do something you love .


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Gwendoline
3/8/2021 11:36:31 am

We would never wish to have not known them, but gosh it can hurt when they've gone. That is a hard part of the gift of loving ain't it?

As for creating; I like a routine but I also need to build in 'if-then' clauses. e.g. IF I decide to take a break for an hour/day, THEN I schedule the rest of that task in detail. This way I never end up feeling that I've caused myself a need to rush. The feeling of being rushed utterly kills my creative mojo.

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Freda
4/8/2021 01:36:31 am

Oh it’s the hardest thing ever Geraldine. That’s a good technique for controlling the pressure you’re under. I need a little to get me going, but not so much that I get panicky!

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Freda
4/8/2021 02:26:49 am

I dictated mu reply Gwendoline.. I am so sorry the machine wrote Geraldine. X

Mary R.
3/8/2021 02:22:39 pm

Freda, I loved this post and look forward to hearing about your creative process. It is such fun to see these paintings. I feel so privileged.

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Freda
4/8/2021 01:37:18 am

Thank you Mary. Other peoples interest is a great motivator.

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