I was reading Mindy and Carianne's blog the other day when Carianne wrote about how posting a picture of her work helped her to view it more objectively. I didn't really think about it at the time, but now that I am working in a more intuitive fashion and my decisions about a painting's progress are more arbitrary, I am finding the blog posts a useful tool in that way. They allow me to see the painting differently. I suppose it is the translation of the physical canvas onto a 2-dimensional screen. With that said, this painting is not yet finished. I had an idea after I saw it online.

Oak Affirmations

I am playing with titles for this piece. I worked out all the venetian red background. I am conscious of not using it as a crutch. I still have the overabundance of stencildom, but I am selectively working over that.

not elm but oak

Okay, so I got a little out of control with the stencil...I cut out some Frisk paper (is that what it's called?...I can't even remember now) and continued to stick it to the canvas and fill it in with paint. I am going to have to take a break so that I am able to work back into this painting and obliterate some of these leaves. I am not all about hard edges and flat surfaces; but I am glad I found a way to work that aesthetic into my pieces.