#InMyStudio - warming up exercises...

When I don’t paint everyday, I always feel anxious about picking up my brushes.  I know it’s silly but it’s just a little quirky thing for me.  Usually when I feel like this I move around in circles skirting my work space or rather the inevitable... to just get on with it.  I’ll tidy up, tinker around and finally I will pick up an old piece or a canvas I’ve been struggling with.  It does feel less intimidating than a blank canvas when I do that and of course, I already have a starting point.   The other day when I went away for a few days to paint, I was struggling with this canvas and I abandoned it for a week or two and it became my under painting to this piece.  I love painting like this and working alla prima.  It reminds me all over again, why I love paint so much.  Thank you sweet little 6”x6” for bringing me joy tonight and warming me up ready for creativity and filming tomorrow.

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