Enjoying this shell,looking at it from various angles,seeing how the sea and rocks have broken it, wearing it smooth,then jagged. Beauty in imperfection.
Another day with the same shell. I believe that the more I paint a particular subject,whether a still life or outside plein air, the greater my powers of observation will become. I often want to flit from one subject to another, am trying to change this about myself. Think about Morandi and how he painted those bottles again and again. There is no way we can say, "There is nothing inspiring to paint!" It lies in how we see what's in front of us.
It has been raining and foggy for a week, so when I got to the studio this morning I wanted to be transported to blue skies and warm sand. Painting this shell did just that,while listening to Bob Dylan covers celebrating his upcoming 70th birthday.What a songwriter. He's also an artist.
