Anacreon

Another long painting day, though I did break for a walk.
Did an Indian Yellow glaze on the back wall, did the lettering of the name on the plate, messed around on all the books. After I took this photo, I went in and painted my blue sketchbook in on the bottom right hand shelf.
Titles or author's names on books is next. Fooling around with that will be way too much fun.

Busted

Yesterday I made progress on the top shelf of books and the middle shelf on the right hand side.
Worked on the bust today - pushing the darks and lights. Very satisfying. I'll be making a Indian Yellow glaze and bringing a mango tone to the wall soon. And, every day, more books. Instead of 'bird by bird,' it's book by book.

hanging out in the library

Books cast a spell on me, even though the Kindle-d may inherit the earth.
For a recovering writer, the library is a shrine, a holy and sacred place where you can worship your ancestors and find inspiration for the future. One of the pleasures of working on this painting is spending time paying close attention to books.
Worked on the wall, the bookshelf, the window and the top shelf of books. It might take the rest of the month, but I can smell the oats in the barn.

incremental progress

Today was slow. I kept painting and painting - from 9-5, with a 30 minute break for lunch - and it felt like running faster to stay in one place. But I have faith that progress was made. Worked on a first coat for the rest of the books on the top shelf and a second round on half of the middle shelf. Oh, and just a bit on a gold-beaded border beneath the bust.