September 27, 2013
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Pumpkin season
This is another case of Girl Child affecting my process. I don’t know where this came from, but I sat down to paint and before I knew it, there was a pumpkin patch in front of me. I’m becoming a cheeseball in my old age. There was a time when there would have been some grimace on the scarecrow or the pumpkin… or a hidden skull… or all of the above.
One thing I wish for a bit is more time to stay on each piece. It’s not so much that I have to keep working so fast, but that I keep seeing older pieces that I want more and more to destroy and improve.
But I start teaching again part time in about a week and a half and I can’t linger too much. I typically have a rough time with sales in the cold of winter and I want to have some predictable income for a bit. I have to admit I’m looking forward to getting out of the house solo a bit. It’s hard for me to give up the constant time with the dear girl, but it becomes damned hard work after, you know, 18 months of constant baby wrangling. Time for the Daddy Man to pick up the slack a bit. I suspect teaching a couple classes will feel like a vacation… I sure hate to be apart from her, but I guess it’s time to wean myself off the perma-hug a bit too. She’s not a baby any more and is busily working on getting big so she can leave me. Can’t forget that’s the goal – send her out in the world to do her own thing without me meddling.
Not my most eloquent blog ever, but I just grabbed a minute while she watches some phonics songs on the YouTube…
Pumpkin Patch
Acrylic on plywood with tissue for texture
11.25″x30.75″
Comments (6)
Very pretty piece!
And yes, it gets tiresome being around the child all day. Everybody needs a break. Solo trips out of the house are AMAZING. It’s why I loved subbing at the preschool so much.
I feel kind of like a horrible person for complaining about her company. She’s such a wonderful little creature. I just feel old and slow lol
This is a nice little expression of color form and light all summing up the feeling of the season.
As with every one we love, a little time apart makes us appreciate time together a little more.
This is really a fun painting you have made. I had to open the link in a new window to se the composition completely. Up close I enjoy the colors and textures, from a distance I admire the overall composition. You are really getting quite good at this painting thing. I mean you have always been quite good, but I think you are getting quiter gooder.
Your opinion as a fellow artist is greatly appreciated! I work hard to keep getting better and it’s gratifying to know someone sees the time put in lol…
I like your pumpkin patch and corn field, very befitting of the season.
They grow up so quickly. The best thing for her is to have a happy and intellectually engaged mother. You need to stimulate your brain to help her stimulate hers!