Procrastinating and Painting

Those 2 words together describe a work day last week. At the end of April with heat lurking around the corner, I found it difficult to stay positioned at the easels.

It was overcast, which made the flowers seem particularly bright and colorful. The 2 pinks grabbed my attention on the way to the studio.

Petunias with rock rose in the background

It seemed like a good day to experiment with some of the mysterious settings on my camera and learn the differences. 

What setting is this? There isn’t one labeled “Normal”.
This is called “toy camera”. It darkens all the edges. Why??
This looks sort of Normal to me, but there is no such setting.
Pray tell, what manner of weirdness is this setting??

Never mind for the photography lesson; get to work, Central California Artist!!

The 6×18 poppies and lupine might be finished. They need to dry.
The colors on this painting look so vivid in real life, but to mix them in paint, they all seem like dull grayed versions of real colors.
Maybe the contrast and detail will make up for the apparent dullness.
This is looking better, but still. . ..
Maybe when it is dry and then I run past quickly, it will look better. Of course I could hurt myself running past with my head turned sideways. Maybe it is best if I return to photography today.

That’s enough painting. I NEED to evaluate those peculiar camera settings. Could ask The Google, I guess, but I’d rather figure it out myself. It is procrastination, but it is helpful. There is no Boss to tell me when it is time to learn new skills instead of producing new paintings. (Whatcha gonna do? Fire me?)

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