Symmetry

When I sat down to work on this today (can you believe it? In the middle of the week!), it was the first time I was satisfied with what I was starting with. And then...when I started to work on the pots, I saw another error. I think I have it now. I know I've said that about three times in a row now. But this time, I think I'm close.

 

Tiny steps

Everything in this image now has more than one layer of paint. I think that is progress. Also, I cheated on the ellipses. One of my professors at Kendall told me once that I should follow the perspective rules, but in the end, sometimes you have to cheat to make it look good. I did that in this image. I'm not telling where. If you can see it, good for you.

   One of the reasons I post progress shots is that it helps me to see mistakes and what to do next. Thanks to this, my path is clear. I think it means that posting is part of my process. Who would have thought.
 

The Start of the Hopeful Element

    I only had a little studio time this week (it's going to get better, right?), but I thought I'd post where I'm at with this little painting. I spent a longgg time last night and this morning trying to get the ellipses right on those little pots. I'm not lying to my students when I tell them I still have to work hard at things like this.

Here are the ellipses, during the construction process. I'm not sure they are spot on, just yet. After this, there is one more element to go. My next job, besides truing up those pots and working on shading everywhere, is researching the final element. Doing that is one of my favorite parts :)