So I have hit my mid semester rut. I dont know if any of you ever feel this way but about half way through the school semester I get burnt out and become uninspired. These pieces were quite a struggle for me and I think you can tell. I need to remember to KISS- keep it simple stupid.
I did find a very inspiring
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watercolor on illustration board
From below. This started out ok. Things started to get difficult when I began playing with the background and creating soft edges. I like the way the leaves look.
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watercolor on illustration board
Close up. Probably my best from this series. I like some of the really deep colors I achieved. I think I got a little bit too fussy with the details and the background needs to be resolved a bit more.
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watercolor & pastel on illustration board
Eye level. And this is where I got really frustrated. This started in watercolor and I didnt like how it was coming along soo I decided to pull out my pastels and see what I could do with those. Its not my favorite piece.
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pastel on illustration board
From above. At this point I was tired of painting and wanted to try something different. I really like the cool broken up impressionistic textured look these have. A different look then what I usually do. May favorite piece? no. Was it nice to do something different? yes.
After struggling through these I was done. I have 5 more paintings due for Quick Studies but I give up. Stressed out, uninspired, exhausted.
I did channel this negative energy into a positive and ended up cleaning my studio. Which is HUGE for me. We moved right before this semester began so I didnt know where anything was. As I looked for supplies I would just pull things out and not put things away or just pile stuff all over the place. I also had one box left over from the move that need to be unpacked. Now that is all done :)
I love having a clean studio :)
