Day 21 of the 30/30 challenge
I found this cute vintage book at the thrift store, and could just picture the red shoes on it. I had fun with it, and realized recently that I love painting shoes of all kinds .
I DO remember having my students in drawing class years ago, do contour drawings of their shoe, and sketches of their shoes in their sketchbooks, and I always had a fun time doing those drawings, too. Do I have a 'shoe fetish' ?
Day 8 of the 30/30 challenge
I DID set the timer for 30 minutes on this one ! I wasn't able to even start on the background, which is okay, but then again, I have my ground color (underpainting) which I have to make work.....
I tried to hold down the details, which is VERY difficult for me....
Looseness comes from SIMPLIFICATION, and the best way to do that, I think, is to squint, squint,squint, until my eyes hurt, in order to reduce shapes down to areas of different value.....
Color is not nearly as important as VALUE.... The color can be anywhere, but the value MUST be right.... funny, but true...
Well, here it is. I think I like challenging myself like this. What about a 20 minute painting? or a 15 minute one.....??
Day 7 of the 30/30 challenge
I love these little maryjane shoes. My sister found these for me at the thrift store, and I love painting them..... The memories of my own daughter, or granddaughters are revisited.
I think maybe I'll try painting them again, only in a 30 minute format later today.... wish me luck !
(there is a lot going on in these little shoes, and if I shorten the time painting them I will have to limit the details... but then again, that's part of the challenge, and part of the fun)
