Oh my, I LOVE how thick I am putting the color on and how messy it gets! YES TO MESS! Can't wait to get an actual studio so making a mess will be invited. Versus my studio in my living room that still needs to be some semblance of a living room. (Though it is still a great set up.)
I love going big 3 feet tall by two feet wide. So satisfying. My paintings have been almost this big but it feels a little unexpected with the oil pastels. My fingernails look like a car mechanic's. Whenever my clients look down at their hands in dismay because they are covered with paint, I say something like, "So now you can feel like an artist." It is true for me. I used to cringe when I got paint on a brand new pair of pants. Now I think of it as a christening. I am grateful to be doing art and having paint and oil pastels under my nails, on my floor and on my clothes. Life is good.
Thought of my friend Connie as I worked on this horse. She is a horse lover extraordinaire. She lives for horses. I miss her and doing this horse helped me feel like I spent time with her, even if it was just in my head. (Hope you read this Connie so you can know we spent time together, even if just in my head!) I also figured she could give me some clues on being more anatomically correct. I didn't care that it was off though. Naming this series as "studies" gives me permission to not be perfect. If it works!
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