Hi ARTY PEOPLE I haven’t posted for a while due to concentrating on various other projects, including, playing recording and producing music, a new interest, constructing book nooks, some 3D modeling, and the extreme hot weather in the south west. I hate this hot weather, which has significantly slowed me down. But I haven’t neglected painting. As well as practicing over and over again various techniques that I have picked up from other artists, taking their advice on small elements that I have then been able to incorporate into small details on my paintings. Some of which I couldn’t get right at first. Amongst other paintings, I have finally finished two particular paintings that I have been working on for some time now. Weeks, and Months in fact. Well you can’t say I’m not persistent. But I wanted to get them right. The first of these is the final painting in the San Miguel historic galleon series, or project. I couldn’t seem to get this right and started over and repainted over again. Finally setting it aside, practicing various elements elsewere, such as the fire balls etc., before incorporating them into the painting, and going back time and time again, to add detail, such as the rigging. The second of these is a self-portrait. I admit I’m rubbish at producing convincible life like faces, but I thought of a workaround. I was staying at my daughter’s house, watching the stars, out of her window, and pointing out the star system Orion to her, and she took a picture, saying it was a typical pose for me. She later said, why don’t I paint a self-portrait. After protesting that I don’t think I could, I was convinced to have a go. Using the photo, as a bases, I used a dark purple background, one of my favorite colours, added faint siluettes, of the room details, and view out of the window, and added the hint of the glass cabinet, plant, cubic lamp and fireplace on the left side, and coffee table and chess set silluette on the right, all the things I like about her lounge. Very me! and finally added the siluette of myself in the reclining chair. At first it appeared quite basic, so I added some reflections and details. The sky of Orion looked quite plain. So instead I added an enhanced swirling galaxy, similar to the way Stars were portrayed in one of my favorite paintings “Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh” I was always intrigued by the swirling galaxy’s against the siluette. I redid this a couple of times, especially as I didn’t think it looked anything close up. I then left it a while, gradually added detail with acrylic pens, and tiny splodges of white, yellow, and coppery paint to hint at reflecting light. Something a friend of mine who is a fantasy artist in Tintagel taught me. Apparently it doesn’t have to be accurate because light doesn’t reflect that way. I also added a faint outline to the silluette to hint at light reflecting.

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Happy Weekend lovely arty people. Remember…Creativity doesn’t always arrive in big, uninterrupted blocks of time. Sometimes it’s ten quiet minutes with a journal, a scrap of paper, a paintbrush, or simply allowing yourself to play without pressure. The quote, “The artist is gravely wounded by a life that leaves no time for creativity,” feels especially true in busy seasons. Creativity isn’t a luxury, it’s our nourishment. It helps us process, explore, dream, and reconnect with ourselves. Please don’t wait for the “perfect time” to create. A little collage session, a quick sketch, layering papers, experimenting with texture… it all counts. This week, try giving yourself permission to make space for creativity, even in the smallest way. Your artist self will certainly thank you for it. 🧑‍🎨🎨🫟 Love this funny GIF 🤪🤣🤪🫟