New paintings, hot off the easel, and some thoughts on art and life ...
On the Easel Now
Wow - this one has been giving me fits. It's getting closer to finished, but still not ready for prime time. It was the value structure that had me blocked for a while. It didn't have enough of a value pattern to make it an interesting picture. That's a lesson that most artists know well, but we all make the mistake anyway from time to time.
This isn't the only mandala I've worked on recently, as you can see from the blog post before this. That other mandala is almost finished but I put it aside for a while. Unfortunately I won't be able to paint on either one for a few days, due to another project I have. But when I get back to them they should finish up quickly and I'll post both. Here's what the other mandala looks like now:
