Through rose colored glasses

Well not really rose coloured but purple lenses.  I can't wear them because it is too weird to see everything looking purple.  I think I could have painted them all day.  It is fun to paint reflections but instead I decided to keep killing Mully's portrait. Yup it is definitely dead.  Actually I wanted to kill her today.  We took her out to a walk in the woods.  We have had a lot of snow this winter but she managed to find the only mud hole for miles around.  I am pretty happy that you can't remember bad smells because this is one I don't want to think about.  Damn dog.

Banana splits

 These were really green but it is hard not to paint a banana yellow. It is a case of painting what we know but not what we see.

Making Lemonaide

 Well it looks like a lemon, smells like a lemon but the reflection  just doesn't work.  I'll think about it tomorrow

making applesauce

 More apples - this one started rotting but I will spare you the sight

An Apple a Day

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away what does 2 apples do?  I like the value better but  since I rushed the colour version.  I wanted to get to the dog.

I received a phone call from my daughter saying that she wants the black and white Mully version, yet I felt I must paint this dog.  Here is version two in colour.  I started very loosely and I tried to put many layers of  glazes but that lasted about 20 minutes.  I just don't have the patience.  You can't fight who you are. I am gong to put it away for the night before I screw it up.

And speaking of screwing up, I accidentally dumped the palette on the floor but I didn't notice that paint also landed on my shoes and pants. I was cleaning up and spreading a mess at the same time.  There is a reason I don't work in a china shop

The yolks on you

 I am continuing withe the value studies but I just had to paint a dog.  I did the black and white today - 4 values and I will put the colour directly on top tomorrow.

My habit last week was to clean my studio at the end of the day.  I did it every night except for one.  I love coming down to a clean room in the morning.  My bucket is filled up and I have nothing to do but just jump in and paint.  The one time I didn't do it I felt a difference.

This week's habit is cleaning and closing the paint tubes right after I use them.  Sometimes I can't find the caps afterwards or you accidentally put something down on an open tube and it spills or it dries up.  This is a going to be very hard  for me to change, I have a tendency of leaving everything open but I am going to try.
"do or do not.... there is not try"
Oh shut up Yoda, I am going to try.

Everything goes better with garlic

 This is better than yesterday

Even the coloured one isn't bad.  I would work on it but the Oscars are calling me.