More Mineral King Painting Factory 3

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MELINDA!! (now entering the S-words)

This is the third day of Mineral King Oil Painting Factory. 

This one was drying, taking up valuable easel space.
These three needed attention.
Here they are with the photos on top that I’ll use, hoping that somehow seeing them there will make me a better painter.
WHO IS THIS???
Piper, how did you convince your brother to come out of hiding??
Tuxedo sat there briefly, tiptoed around a bit, heard a noise and returned to the hole. I’ve been thinking that Ansel would be a good name for a black and white cat.
Back to work, feeling happy because perhaps I will have 2 cats after all.
Feeling happy makes for good painting, maybe. When this is finished and dry, I’ll compare it to the earlier ones (unless they have all sold).
Sawtooth. I thought I could set it aside, and then I realized that the telephone pole could use some foliage.
Here is the popular 6×18″ size.
Same, but better
Just kept adding detail, layer after layer, until it seemed as if I was just lifting off what just got laid on.
At the end of the day, I feel tired of standing, staring, squinting and painting. That makes it a good time to do some loose base coats, since my ability to focus has diminished after about 6 hours of painting.

This whole idea of being a painting factory has its good points and its not so good ones. Have you noticed that applies to almost every single thing in life?

The good: Getting things finished well in advance of a deadline is a good way to do business, and focusing on the same subjects and colors over and over should be honing my skills.

The not so good: Focusing to this degree is tiring, I might be boring my readers, and OH NO WHAT IF THEY DON’T SELL BECAUSE I HAVE SATURATED THE MARKET??

Besides these 11 paintings in progress, there are 2 more that have been on stand-by for months – my favorite bridge and Eagle Lake. 

I’ll think about all that another day.

P.S. Tony was thrilled with his goose, the black and white cat is definitely gone, and the 6×18 painting has sold.

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2 Comments

  1. We thought we lost a cat for a couple of weeks. Turned out, he was hiding under our house all that time! Ansel was/is a very pretty cat….always have loved tuxedo cats, as well as others with white chest and paws ?

    • Gina, I end up loving all my cats, even the ones who bite me, eat too much, bully the other cats, and run away. Sigh.

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