The Art Pact Continues
Why am I so slow when it comes to painting? I always have been. In art class in high school, I would take five times as long as everyone else when it came to getting pictures done. So with that I bring you the status of my art pact.
I was able to finish the leaves over the weekend. I know, the whole thing doesn’t seem like something that should take as long as it does, but trust me, there is depth in these leaves! I may add a few more, but I want the focus of the picture to be the flowers. I plan to add those during the week.
My friend Michelle finished her picture. She used watercolor and I think her picture is beautiful. She’s also a great photographer so I always enjoy the stuff she captures.
I’ve always enjoyed working with acrylics. Long, long ago I worked with oils, but got a really bad chemical burn as I was cleaning up once and switched to acrylics. I’ve been using them ever since. I like that they are easily washed out, and dry faster than oils. You can’t get the depth with acrylics that you can with oils, but they are practical, a bit cheaper than oils, and also a bit brighter. I like that, too.
It’s funny that we started this art pact now, because I’m reading this great book called Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet
