Reenergized

I was feeling tired all day but after getting to work on painting once the kids were finally in bed, I started to feel so much better. It seems that if I indulge in my tiredness and relax or waste time in the evening I end up feeling more tired. But if I get to work and get painting I feel so much better. It is such a rewarding thing to get paint on my brush and make the paint do what I want.

I am very happy with the way the grandfather in the painting has developed. I think he is complete. Now to get grandma to a happy place. I worked some on her hair and sweater, but have a lot to do an her face

Grandpas Barn

Grandpas Barn has been so much fun to work on. I loved adding he tractor to the barn because it took about 1 minute and is very loosely painted but I felt like it just worked. I love it when painting happens with minimal effort. It just feels so much freer.

Grandpa's Barn

Several days work on Grandpa's Barn have gotten me to this point. I have yet to start the areas of skin and the background is just under painting and layout at this point. I really like how it is developing at this point however and am excited to get more work done on it. After a dry spell creatively it is nice to feel like things are flowing again.

My son says he likes the painting but it is not beautiful yet because I have more to paint. It is always amusing to get his input. He recognizes himself and grandpa however so that is a good sign.