I was spending time in my home at Santa Fe NM. A place to to get away from the usual routine in NC.I find myself in my studio/garage working on a commission piece for a client of mine back in North Carolina. It is 20 something degrees outside and I have my little portable heater going full blast! The scene she wanted was a wonderful mountain landscape late summer early fall. What warmth it brought me considering there was lots of snow outside presently!
It is so amazing how working on a painting it totally transport me into a different world. I am totally engrossed when I am painting, not acknowledging time,hunger or any discomfort. It is such a inward experience and honestly a lonely one. IT is good working alone ,well for me it is. I am not bothered with conversation or constantly looking over to see what someone else is working on. I can talk to my painting and listen when they talk to me, telling me to add another layer of paint in an area that is sparse. As I work and listen to my work I can totally give myself to that painting. Working loosely , plus giving it many layers I give my work life. I cannot image doing anything else in life but this.
I have finished 2 samples for my client to view and to okay the one she likes the best before starting on the larger one she wants to go over her mantel. I hope this painting will bring her as much joy for her as it has brought to me creating it.
We the artist are always looking for someone to appreciate and fall in love with our creations, and the buyers of art are as well looking for that artist they can fall in love with their work.
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