I am Having Too Much Fun...

I don't know if this is getting any better or not...but I am having a blast! I am adding foliage, making the roses creamier and working on the background.

Roses...sigh..later in the day....

I meant to stop...but I am having too much fun....

Roses..sigh...

I changed the composition a bit and worked on some more roses. I am much happier with it. It is fun to work on at this stage...I can feel the painting coming together.

Roses.....

Another update. Just worked on the one rose middle left because it was causing me grief. The colour is wrong but the shape is much better...or at least..if it isn't better..at least I am happier with it. This is like painting a group portrait with 9 people in it. I didn't think painting roses would be this much work. No where near finished. I still have to get all the roses to a lovely vanilla colour....while maintaining the integrity of the rose....On a less whiney note, I am quite pleased that I am painting more..and at different hours. I don't usually paint at night....10:00 PM-11:PM is night for me...
This morning, I hung 3 paintings in the Art Walk. Have to put one more in tomorrow...when I retrieve it from the art gallery where it is currently hanging. Yup..that means it didn't sell in the gallery.

Roses Update...

Well I have been doing Farmers Markets in the park. It is quite fun. I bought a tent and took some tables and my stuff and off I went! The weather has been unbearable though. 36 C. It is supposed to cool off soon though, yayyyyy! My artist friends inspired me today and I painted. If it wasn't for them...I probably wouldn't have. But I am so glad that I did....I had a fullfilling paint session. The end is in site for the roses. Have to nail the colour now and work on the background. I might make few changes to the roses on the extreme right. The painting seems unbalanced to me. I will wait until I lay in the background though and work on the leaves some more. I just threw some green in there for now. Here it is.

These Roses are Causing me Grief!

I am having fun doing them...but roses are hard! Especially since I don't have a correct reference photo. I am having to mix and match roses. But then I guess most things are hard until you understand them. That is what I like about painting...when you understand something..you know it..and have blood sweat to prove it!Okay..so I am being melodramatic....sigh! Anyway...here is today's inch.

Finally Painted Today....

....and do I ever feel better. Must paint..must paint! Didn't work on the roses..worked on the seascape I started a while back. Working title is Nanoose Bay, 12" x 24" oil on canvas. The photo is crooked...the horizon is not that far off. It is a bit off though...just to keep myself honest! :)

In Natural Beauty Products Mode.....

....and need to paint real soon! Maybe today. I have been working on developing my liquid soap. Normally liquid soap is harsher than regular soap because more lye is needed to make the soap clear. I am not into harsh soap and prefer the soap to be emolliating and gentle on the skin. The downside of this is my soap is not clear and over time the emollients tend to separate and float to the top. This can be resolved by inverting the bottle from time to time but is rather annoying. I am trying to find a way to keep the emollients mixed in without adding more lye or adding chemical emulsifiers...which I refuse to do Sigh! Now you know my problems. :) I ordered a sun shelter because I am going to become part of the phenomena known as the Farmer's Market. There is one in my little town on Tuesday mornings so I can hang out and sell my Natural Beauty Products there. I may also bring some paintings and note cards and was even thinking of bringing my easel and working on my chacoal portrait of my sister. I am really needing to paint so today will most likely be the day. Here is a pic of a couple of my new liquid soap labels.