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| March, La Jolla, CA |
People often ask how long did it take you to make that painting?
The answer is not an easy one. There is so much that comes before and after the actual process of applying paint to the support.First comes the education which as it turns out is a lifelong process. This is one of the things that most attracts me to painting. I have always been strong-willed, determined to succeed, and painting presents a formidable challenge. Learning to paint is like the internet you can never reach the end. The more you know, the more you realize you do not know.
Workshops, videos, books all offer valuable information but the only way to really learn is to paint and paint a lot. Only then does the real understanding begin.
Each painting is begun as a challenge to myself to apply the paint in a new and improved way. It may be a particular palette of colors that I am trying out, with new mixtures of paint, and how they appear when applied next to each other. Sometimes it is different or more challenging subject matter. It could just be to paint the light as it appears at a given moment.
What else goes into a painting?
Ordering supplies-paints, supports, frames
Photographing the finished work.
Cataloging into my database.
Varnishing and framing the piece.
Delivering to the selected gallery.
More paperwork - log location of work into database
