So, it’s been a week since the start of my new job and so far, it has been a great experience. It’s very gratifying to work with a team that all likes and appreciates having me there. So far. My health also seems to be improving bit by bit. It was a long road down so it’s not going to be a short ride back up.

But enough about me! Anyone here is really just here for the art. This past week I have touched up no less than 4 paintings to my satisfaction and have 4 paintings planned for when I start new projects. Of course, they’re going to be small paintings on the wooden hexagons so not much planning is really needed for them. I figured by the time I get to start them I’ll be a little burnt out on larger canvases, so it’ll be nice to work on something smaller and see how much detail can be added. It’s a theme I keep going back to; seasons personified as people.

This time I have a good plan that I had tried out previously and other people use often. I have created the sketches on the computer where I can make corrections to proportions and color scheme before I paint, which I have done many times before, only I will actually be printing the sketches out and using them transfer the outlines to the canvas. It ensures I’m not allowing for things to get wonky because I tried to eyeball it.

In the meantime, I have been going through what pictures I still have of the last photo session and re-processing them for upload and printing. Which has also helped in building the list of paintings that still need attention. Of course, I’m also finding that some of them may need more than a little work and I’m not quite ready for that. I’ve tried many times to make corrections to the pumpkin witch painting and still am unsatisfied with the results that I think I may need to scrap her. The moonlight magic also needs a serious face lift but I’m not sure how much more the canvas can take, haha.

Well… that’s all I have to say. Goodbye for now!