Learning to focus

I had another breakthrough when I went with Chuck to the mall (a week and a 1/2 ago?) and we stopped in the bookstore.  I pulled out an Acrylic painting magazine, a venue magazine, and an Artist magazine and started looking through them.  I kept focusing on the portrait paintings.  After I saw one that looked like Eric’s wife Sarah – I had another epiphany.  I have said forever that I like painting and drawing people the most.  The painting I was looking at was the style and colors that I saw in my head that I wanted to do.  Ding! Ding! Ding!  A light bulb went off!! I closed the magazine and said to myself, “You’ve said for years this is the subject matter you want to paint, want to draw, and enjoy working with, the most--so just do it!” Winner winner chicken dinner!! Got to start doing portraits. Paint, paint, paint, practice, practice, practice, do this and stop putting it off.  I need to find artist styles I like (or my own style) and learn how to do it, practice it, do it!!!

I also went back to my art blog that I haven't used since 2013, wow 3 years, and saw that I had been working on portraits.  It's almost all portraits.  You can see it here: Morning Star Studio

So, it's not something new  - it's just getting back on track.

I wrote this last week before I knew Chuck was going to need more stents.  I said starting tomorrow, which would have been Wednesday August 31st, that I would start a portrait yeah, sounds like more procrastination.  Chuck’s going through a lot and we’ve had many doctor appointments.  He had an appointment last Wednesday that turned into another catheterization the following day.  So that was Wednesday and Thursday last week and then 5 days of recovery from Thursday. 

Then this past week he had a follow up appointment, which was about 2 – 3 hours.  We learned he needs four stents and it will take 2 – 3 more surgeries.   He had 3 days of doctor appointments this past week and next week – he gets some stents and another doctor appointment before that.  It's been busy.  I'll be glad when we get a week without having to go to the doctor - two weeks from now - yay!  And then I'll get serious about painting again!