Daily Painting

Daily painting is an exercise in motivation and perseverance. These may not be the first qualities one looks for in a summer project. Summer is for taking off. Summer is for lazing around. What if one just doesn't feel like painting? Well, I plan to find out by painting nearly everyday during my summer on Long Beach Island in New Jersey. It will be just me holding myself to this goal by posting each day. I hope by painting everyday to hone my skills and to see what develops in style and technique. By the time I leave for Denver in August I will have 42 paintings; most decent, some disasters and a few really good ones. That is my goal.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Thoughts after two weeks

This week has been very emotional as I battle with dissatisfaction and even embarrassment.  Painting has become an essential part of my day and I am staying faithful to posting but the limitations of daily painting are getting to me.  At home in my studio, I will paint something then look at it for days in order to problem solve and find a way to finish.  Here I do not have that luxury.  So I finish before I am really finished just to meet my goal.  This may not be the same way I would finish if I took an entire week or longer to complete a work.  But finish I must.

Thank you to those keeping up with my posts and those who have commented.  I really appreciate your encouragement.
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  1. MLRSJuly 25, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    As Eileen would say, "Soldier on, Diane!" :)

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