Mimi's blog

Ahhhh, beach baby.  This one's been around awhile.  And I've painted from the source photo several different sizes.

At Chappy one time about 20 years...

Perhaps more intimidating than the stuck point midway through an artistic creation (if you read yesterday's blog post you know what I'm talking about.  If not, you may read it here) is when a new painting starts out so much better than expected.  I know that may sound like it doesn't make sense.  Here is why, at least for me.

When a painting starts out poorly, there's a sense of ...

Somewhere a little past halfway in a painting there is a point when one is tempted to quit.  

Starting a painting is fun.  Full of hope and anticipation for how beautiful it can become, with little pressure on the first bits of paint being perfect.  

Then I work a bit further.  And a little more.  And then, there it is.  The wall.  

Perhaps not unlike the 19 mile wall of a marathon.  That point where we feel...

That's my bed. Or my old, former bed, to be more accurate.  My Raggedy Ann doll from childhood, and another stuffed animal picked up in 1996.

The scene is from my bedroom in 1996.  Shortly after my divorce, when I was learning what my 'personal style' was when on my own to decide.  A bedroom in a rental home where I felt safe and secure, at least for the half year I lived there.  The house had been on the market several years, unsold, so we figured the rental situation was a safe bet.  The home...

Pick one at random, then write about it. Into the bag of photos of paintings goes my hand...

Yes!  I love this one.

So much so that I have painted it numerous times, in different sizes.  All sold but one, this original large one. That's fine.  I have plans to take this one back to the easel, to ...