In trying to finish this painting I spend a lot of time waiting for my eyes to see things in a fresh way, for an unexpected vision of possibility to jump out of the by now dull, locked-in, familiar sight. It’s like staring at one of those visual puzzles that have two potential pictures in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘“Lead Balloon”’
Luddite Looking Forward
Posted in Work in Progress, tagged "Lead Balloon", acrylic, guerra paint, process on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Little-ease
Posted in Work in Progress, tagged "Lead Balloon", dictionary, doubt, finishing on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been bearing down hard on this painting, trying to finish it. Which can result in a certain amount of progress, but usually backfires after a while by making me feel completely burnt out. I sit and stare at the painting, sit and stare, and cannot think of what to do to it. It’s utterly [...]
Imbricate
Posted in Work in Progress, tagged "Lead Balloon", dictionary on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I’ve been enjoying paging through the dictionary, reading words at random, and I’ve started writing down the words that catch my attention for some reason. I have a particular predilection for words of latinate origin—which is no surprise, given all the years I studied Latin, although I couldn’t translate anything now if my life [...]
Headcase, Indeed
Posted in Work in Progress, tagged "Lead Balloon" on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I want to finish this painting by the end of April. I hope I can manage it. It’s driving me truly crazy that I can’t seem to resolve it.
Doubting Thomas
Posted in Thinking Things Through, Work in Progress, tagged "Lead Balloon", working material on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am distinctly literal-minded — I really do have to see things to believe them, a tendency — or defect — that has left me disinclined to the theoretical and abstract. I prefer both philosophy and art with an empirical basis.
In my geology class at college — the next-to-last science class I ever took, sadly [...]
Progress . . .
Posted in Work in Progress, tagged "Lead Balloon" on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Although I haven’t posted much lately, I’ve been working a lot on Lead Balloon (the most recent incarnation is at the top). There’s still a LOT to do – I haven’t even tackled the right side of the “head” yet – but I begin to feel a few things settling into place, like little anchors. [...]
“Lead Balloon”
Posted in Work in Progress, tagged "Lead Balloon", titles on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m pretty sure that’s going to be the title for this painting, when it’s finished.
Blue in a Good Way
Posted in Work in Progress, tagged "Lead Balloon" on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The light green background wasn’t working in this painting – not enough contrast with the body. But I didn’t want to go with the deep brown again, like in the other Headcase painting. Too matchy-matchy. I think I like this royal blue color. It’s sort of got me excited about this painting again. Which would [...]
Lead Balloon
Posted in Work in Progress, tagged "Lead Balloon" on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I do sometimes worry that this painting will never come together, but I try not to let myself go there. Sometimes, I think I can actually jinx a painting by indulging in negative thoughts about it. On the other hand, some paintings you never quite develop a feeling for. However, I’ve been better about avoiding [...]
More Steps Down the Road
Posted in Work in Progress, tagged "Lead Balloon" on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
