I was really pleased with yesterday’s hare painting, and it gave me lots of ideas, and today I got set up with my timer, which is my new favourite motivator, and then I observed how tight I was.
I set up a watercolour block, so better paper than the gessoed cartridge paper that is just for experimenting and playing. I found that the idea that this is A Painting, rather than just exploring and having fun, was causing me to tighten up and overthink, because of the expectation there be a finished piece.
I think I also got caught up in trying to replicate yesterday’s hare, which just wasn’t working for me. I don’t hate what I have done, and it’s only the first layer, so it’s really fine, but tomorrow I am going to put the painting from yesterday away so that I’m not being pulled by that.
I’m overthinking, today wasn’t as good as yesterday, and that isn’t just about the painting. It’s fine, some days are like that.
Til the morn,
Suzanne
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