Refreshing an art minded altitude

A post started early this morning, edited…

Trying to pull up a visual emotion to paint from is difficult for me. Impact worries take over, is the artwork meant to be or not. Painting a scene as the source of reference has issues, but not as much emotional mining as an image that at first sight of it, was a big wow moment. 

A 40 inch by 53 inch canvas physically feels stronger than  5 inch by 7 inch canvas you hold in your hand.  Bigger impact. 

Now that I can (almost) easily navigate around my easel space to paint again, I’m pondering what I want to achieve instead of what can I do. Do I continue with old projects I let go that were started months ago or start fresh? So, I gave myself permission to just grab what’s around and let worry take care of itself.

Ink & watercolor drawing started last year 
It was on the floor between cabinets. 
Placed in front now for me to see
and consider what next. 

In the photo, my stuff on the floor next to my recliner. Tissue box on the right and charger cord hanging down on the left.  

Summer Abstract: Stage One

Here we go with the first part of my summer abstract in ink and watercolor.

All lines are from my imagination and how I feel about their relationship. I create the image using a compass, straight edge, triangles, objects  as well as free hand drawing. The first stage is in pencil or waterproof pen. In the next stage, I apply ink with various lettering pen nibs. 

Between every stage, I rest the image as I question if the drawing is going where I want it to. This stage is very important because if a drawing like this is rushed, then it can be a quick disaster.

Already I know there are 3 things in the drawing that bother me. All three are small shapes that are part of the story. However, until I decide on colors, they might not remain as is. 

I knew the colors and dominant shapes before I began drawing. As I looked at what is there without color added, I felt some hues have to be put down as an anchor to keep me on track. 

The next stage: Inking the lines