Thursday, April 28, 2011

South Africa: Fresh Eyes

I stayed up painting until 11:30 last night. Her arm, like everything else, took twice as long as I had imagined and I still wasn't happy with it. So, the one good thing about staying up late to paint is that I can get up early in the morning to continue painting and it feels like I only took a short break. My paint still feels fresh on the canvas, nothing has gotten sticky or dried out and I can continue where I left off - painting wet into wet. The one advantage to this break is that I had fresh eyes; I could see things this morning that I could not see last night. And now I am moving on to her red shawl. I can hardly wait!

2 comments:

  1. This is incredible Rita! Once again you have amazed me with your ability to paint expression. I feel so blessed to look at your art. Thank you for sharing.

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  2. Hi Rita, i have loved this from the beginning.
    Rev.

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