My 5 x 5 Project

There are now FIVE weeks to “show time”. The last FIVE paintings that I sold left room for five NEW paintings to take their place for the four artist storytelling art show at Dixie College’s Sears Gallery in June. FIVE paintings x FIVE weeks = a new adventure in painting. I pulled FIVE ideas out of the idea pile and began last week to prepare them for painting. First I planned each new painting in a small drawing in my sketchbook. Secondly, I transferred the image to the painting surface. I did this by either by tracing an enlarged blueprint of my small drawing onto the paint surface or using a grid to redraw my design to size. Last night I began the painting. Yee-Haw! Of course, the quality of the painting will be the determining factor as to whether it makes it into the show, but, the next FIVE weeks will be an “artist’s ride”!

April 27, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Barracks Canyon, black and white, cactus, chickens, Kanab, LaVerkin Bridge, LaVerkin Overlook, painting process, pencil drawings, preliminary drawings, sketchbook, values | Leave a comment