I’ve had three good days in my studio. Three good mornings, I should say. The afternoons have been spent swimming and boating, enjoying the beautiful warm days we have been having. But as I was about to say, it has been good uninterrupted studio time. The paintings are piling up again. Lots of little ones, medium ones, medium large, and not enough large ones. The urge to paint larger just grows. I only hope another opportunity like the one I just had here (at the Anna Leonowens Gallery) arises soon.
Fortunately the paintings are drying faster due to the R&F blending stick with drier I have been using. In fact, I used up all the ones I bought and need to get more. I figured out the stretchers for the canvases are about thirty dollars each so if I were to use my student’s idea (five canvases butted up together), the stretchers alone would be $150. Then there is the canvas and the paint (and I use a lot of that). Even if you don’t count a salary for me (which I don’t get), painting is an expensive occupation. So sales are greatly appreciated. The money just goes right back onto the canvas.
Maybe I need to slow down . . . Not a chance!
Posted by leya at August 7, 2006 08:37 PM