What was I thinking

The difficulties that now lie before me may be tougher than originally thought. I am now faced with putting new content on my blog based on my ordinary and for the most part uninteresting daily conduct. Short of giving a role call of my to do list I am blocked about what to write about for today. Artistically I am still working on Love in bloom but I am at a loss for what to do or where to proceed at this current moment. I have an idea for a series of paintings but they are still in the sketch phase of the process. I am also working on a painting I started a few years ago but lost interest in because it was not in my style of painting so to speak. I like the way it is shaping up due to the skill level that I have achieved in contrast to when I started it. Which is not where I want it(my skill level) to be and maybe never will but the pursuit is the fun part. I also tried my luck on painting on feathers as a way of breaking out of my shell and doing something that seemed like it would be a challenge. I now have to find a way of mounting the feathers to a support so that they don’t move while I am painting details once I finish one that is mounted I will post it on here. Until tomorrow have fun and be creative.

Thanks
S. Defnall

In a rut

The daily grind is one that we all face from time to time. We feel uninspired with where we are and what we have done. With the summer coming to a close I have never been more embarrassed about my lack of productivity artistically speaking. While other areas of my life have taken up more time like Fatherhood which I must admit has way more benefits than I first thought that it would. Who would have thought that one could love something so much that was that small? So with my other job (bartender) Looming large most days of the week and the weekend I have found myself with a sketchbook full of half sketched out ideas for paintings that just has not made it to the easel….. yet. I thought that I would paint during my daughters nap time which unfortunately has become a nap time for dad as well. I wish that I could say I at least have been more productive on a marketing standpoint but alas this is not the case either. So Today is the beginning of a challenge to myself for the next month taking off Sundays I am going to write once a day to break my daily grind and become more productive. I am hoping that I will paint more due to this since I put a computer in the studio for writing only since it can’t connect to the internet. So until next time seize the day before the day seizes you.

Thanks

S.Defnall