Going to Carolina

I think that I have been trying to do way too much and accomplishing way too little. I have these beautiful illustrations that I have been working on but I keep chopping them to pieces because N.C. Wyeth could have done them better. So in my own defense I am not a great master. I am an unknown in the world of art as of right now. This hopefully will change. I think that I am trying way too hard to get everything perfect and to be a control freak in a manner of speaking. This is not my normal working manner. I listen to rock and roll while I am painting I listen to books on tape. I sing very horribly as I dash paint around in the studio and I have fun with it because I love to paint and like anything else I love it has to be fun. I have been silent in the studio trying to get the illustrations just right. So I am going to change my surroundings for the weekend and go visit some dearly loved relatives in North Carolina and finish my work up there and have fun with my art as I will have fun with them. I hope that if you are stuck in a rut so to speak that you let go of your insecurities and just have a little fun.

current painting

At last two days in a row and I am delivering what I promised you. Alert the media I am now on a roll. This is the painting that I am currently working on there are a few more that I am not ready to show just yet and this one is still in its early stages. In fact I still have probably 80% left on this bad boy plus a few hours to decide what to call it I have a few names I am kicking around but they don't fit the painting just yet maybe when I am farther along than I am right now. This painting is of a close friend of mine at a relatives lake house with their cat. Let me know what you guys think about it.

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S. Defnall

I am trying to blog on a more regular basis

I know I have written on here several times that I want to make daily or weekly posts on my blog. While this is true is the very worst way. Here is my ultimate problem. I am not a very fast typist. I also work doing construction when I don't have a mural or other commisioned paintings to do. Unfortunately this has been a few months since I have sold any art. I don't have to tell any of you out there that a few months with no money will make you a little nervous. Thank God for the people in my life who have helped me beyond belief these past few months. I have been putting in between 40 and 60 hours per week which tends to leave me drained and in a near comatose state when I get home. In short I have been a little busy and haven't produced much art. This week I have painted everynight. It felt so good hanging out in my studio again. Kind of like visiting a friend that you are very close and can always start off right where you left off. I wish I could say the same thing about the blog. This generally doesn't flow as well and sometime I wonder does anyone read my ramblings. I only have one uncomplete painting to show for this weeks worth of work. I like it and it has made me happy. I will try to get some pictures of it up here soon hopefully tomorrow if I can talk myself into being a little more attentive to the blog and my website. If anyone out there is interested in having a mural painted in the Atlanta area I would love to hear from you.
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S. Defnall