Among other things, the re-emergence of someone who was a part of my Life many years ago, has resulted in Me being challenged to not only leave behind all of that which makes Me cry... but to run, with abandon, after all that I can create and Be as an Artist...
This is my first time beginning to experiment with Impasto...
I have completed the night sky backdrop for a huge landscape canvas (to hang above the head of a queen-sized bed) I am doing as the commission...
It's sooooooooo scary when a part of the design brief is:
1. You must let go of your perfectionism and just paint (I am considering painting with my eyes closed if I can't stop my brain from trying to think this one, instead of create it)
2. You must experiment
3. I will own your first Impasto painting experiment... EVEN if you think it looks like crap!
:O
Well... I'm trying... and HARD!
I'm really pleased with how the swirls of night sky have come up so far... I have some ideas for how I am going to finish this piece but waiting for the Impasto to dry is freaking me out because it is giving me waaaaaay too much time to think about the next steps and the ONE thing I need NOT to do right now if I am to be able to complete this piece as directed... IS THIIIIIINK!
Oh wow... What on earth have I signed up for here?!?! Lol?
If it sux, it's going to be hard to let go of... And if it rocks (which I'm hoping it will), it's going to be even HARDER to let go of...
Oh well...
My goal is to have it finished and ready to go home with its new owner by Saturday night / Sunday morning before church (yes, I may be up all night on Saturday night completing it), so not long to go before it's all over one way or another...
Here goes...
I can already feel myself growing and changing as the direct result of the effect this person's belief in Me and their encouragement... The result of this huge influx of confidence and growing self-assuredness really is a Life more Miraculous <3 :)
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