Delayed Posting!

So I think the must frustrating thing for me about posting blogs...is beginning one and loosing everything I have written and shared. That is what just happened, so I guess this time around I might not share and show everything.

It is Saturday morning... typically on Saturday mornings I would be doing just this - sitting at the computer trying to think of something useful and meaningful to do. Often times, I can't find those things... and then on days like this I go into a mode where I am totally motivated to do something.

Today I decided to tackle my art area. Anyone who has been in my house in the last year or so knows that I have totally taken over the dining room with art supplies, projects, etc.

Here is what my space looked like pre-organization:

I always forget the benefits of organization. I finally know exactly what my blank canvas inventory is... I decided to keep all my mini canvases in one of the drawers of my latest organizer shelf thing.



Before all my canvases were sort of all over the room in different containers and stuff. Now i know exactly what I have for mini canvases, and that is wonderful!

I also stacked together all of my bigger sized stretched canvases and stacked them up next to my organizer.

Then it was on to the paint!!

There is no doubt that I do have a lot of paint... I basically organize it by type and quality... keeping the expensive paints together and the super cheap-oh paint together. I also seperated my varnishes and other mediums.

Hooray! My paint is finally organized. I also found about 20 or more mini canvases that I had started to paint and messed up on. Most of these will be repainted. Usually I just keep buying more canvases and more and more and more (thanks to Jerry's Artarama, I get kick ass prices on mini canvases!)

I also found my large bag of sample products that I collected from Expo East late last year. I couldn't believe I still had things in this bag... but I did! I re-found this awesome box of cereal... I really dig the packaging!


So I have obviously taken a little break from cleaning to write this... definitely not done organizing the dining room but I did make major progress! I also organized all of Theodore Bunny's supplies.. he has a lot!

I have been working on several paintings at once... which is what I usually do to keep myself from getting bored.

This one here is almost done - just a little yellow and teal in his body and then he will be mounted.


I also am excited to say that I could FINALLY be done with this commission piece I have been working on. I have actually been working on it off an on for about one year... pretty bad customer service but I didn't realize that portraits would be so difficult for me! I think I have finally completed it though... just needs a frame and confirmation from the customer!


It will be framed with a gloss black frame...

I have been working on this painting as well - it is a 12x16 canvas which is an interesting size so we will have to build a frame for it.


I wanted to post the progression pictures... but I am afraid that something horrible will happen while uploading and I could loose this whole blog all over again!

Tomorrow it is supposed to be FIFTY degrees out! I know... still not quite spring but baby, it is getting close! If it is that nice out, I plan to work on two new paintings. Both are large in scale so its really difficult to work on them inside... but now that my space is a little better organized I probably could pull it off. However, sunshine and a cold brew inspire me.. so I will hold off until tomorrow!

I guess that is all for now...
THANKS for reading!