The photo diaries are also WONDERFUL, and I'm sure they appreciate them. I hope you will post your grandchildren's paintings when you finish them.Nice to hear from you.

Happy painting,alston

Hi!

"Found Pears" - Ooh, those are good pears too!  Beautiful!

Thanks for the recent visit and compliment on my work!

Have an awesome day!

-Jendria

I've been in the studio doing more cleaning than painting - which is how I came across earlier "Pear" painting. Thought I'd share. and thanks to those who commented on the first Pears painting.

BTW - I paint my still life paintings using artificial fruit. (I don't really like pears)

Hello!

Thanks for your comment on Island! Before I comment on my process, I will cast my vote for FOLLOW YOUR PASSION! PAINT AND GO FOR IT...what is the worst to happen? You end up having to do something later on?

OK...when I work with abstracts I do usually start with a general idea. This allows me to pick the substrate, size I want to work in...etc. Then I will commit somewhat to a palette and just go for it. What tends to happen however, is I go into experimental mode and I allow the painting to take me where it wants to go...kind of like a good partnership. I supply the technical knowhow, and then it take me on the journey to push the limits of the tools and paints. If I am ever in a real block, then I will try not to think of anything and just throw paint and pull paint with my hands, and just attack a canvas until a vision comes about, or I start to see something emerge. Sometimes it is successful, sometimes not, but I generally leave with an idea or process in mind for the next painting!

Keep painting and shooting! Great stuff!

Rock on -

Cagney

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my masks. I'm glad you enjoyed my gallery. I hope those ceramic harlequin dolls you spoke of start keeping you awake at night until you dig them out of the box you've hidden them away in and start painting them. Maybe that's the spark you need to "find your mojo".

I enjoyed going thru your gallery. I especially enjoyed the Pears painting. Those greens and oranges are tremendous together. Great job.

Happy Painting,   -Don

Thank you for your nice comment about my Tunnel and statues. Actually they are pretty old, I "hope" I'm improving. I didn't start painting until later in life and have sooooo much to learn but I LOVE it.  Good luck with your decision on what to do. Personally I LOVE being retired and painting.

Best, Alston