Decision Time

It's always great to finish a painting and feel overall pretty good about it.  But then there's always a
"now what".  So here I am.  I have been pleasantly surprised by the nice comments I've had about the snow painting.  I was worried because I really have seen very little snow in my life.  And oddly enough everyone has liked the colors.  Well, I feel very confident about my use of color.  I am thinking about another one and have had a request to do a large one for a condo in NYC.  And I probably will do that.  And I have a photo I took with some birds in a tree.  I would really like to do that even though most people won't like it and thus it will probably not sell.  Not that that has ever stopped me from painting what I want.
Then the other evening I noticed the late afternoon sun coming through the front door had really interesting  shapes and colors ( I go crazy over shapes).  I love the way the sunlight dances through the vine on the front porch.
Every time I've tried to paint this week something  has come up and now I'm getting frustrated about not being able to get in the studio besides wondering where I'm going to start, or really even "why", since  I don't even have a gallery to show in.
Oh well!.  For some reason, I just have to paint.  It's like an affliction.  Somewhere inside something is schreaming at me, "paint, paint, paint!'  So, paint I will, when I decide where to start.
I'm still contemplating how I can best do my"relationship" series.  I've had a few more ideas with mixed media.  That just needs to cook for awhile.

Finished oil, "Winter Morning"

I think this is finally finished.  First ever snow pic for me.  May do another one similar for my daughter's new condo in NYC.  I have a request.

This one is 20x24 and under construction.

Living here where it snows a few inches every 10 years or so, I'm not sure I'm qualified to paint it.  But this is based on a photo my daughter in  law took in Central Park last winter.  I thought it would be fun to give it a try.

"Reach for the Sun", 24" x 30", oil

Not a great photo.  There was some glare on the right side.  It will do for now though.

Indecisions?

I am still alive.  Ive been dealing with a quandary...to paint or not to paint.
Do I want  to use watercolor inspite of a still somewhat shaky hand, or..do I want to paint at all?
Well after much soul searching I KNOW I want to paint.
As to what and where, I'm still not sure.  My "invisible people" work is still with me, but in the meantime I have been working on trees in oil.
If you've read any of this before, it is repetitive.  Sometimes it's tough to deal with changes in life. I never realized old age before.  Funny, I don't feel any different inside.  But stupid bodies don't always agree with me.  People think we're all senile and/or worthless.  Look what they did to Jay Leno and he's only middle aged.  The only thing I can see is I have less patience with stupidity and want to spend time doing what I love.  I'm sure NBC is right in thinking that we are not so easily persuaded  to purchases whatever the advertisers are selling.  And perhaps my ideas of entertainment are probably different than they used to be.  Big parties have certainly lost their charm.
 I apologize for being so wishy washy.  Any way, I've been working on a couple of oils and would appreciate your opinions, for better or worse.
Right now my only gallery is 5th Street Gallery in Rosenberg.  It's a little out of the way and to be honest I don't have anything there right now.  But I will probably go back soon.  So this blog and facebook are my galleries for the moment.
Pictures soon.