The Daily Painter – Week 1
You’re probably wondering how I made out being a daily painter this past week. I did fine on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. On Thursday I was exhausted! I could do only menial tasks around the house. On Friday, I was still tired and the day was cloudy and windy, so I finished the tree paintings while sitting on my screened patio.
My landscape paintings are all about design and color. After I have painted en plein air, I have to bring the painting home and look at it for a day or two. Sometimes I have to do minor touch ups, sometimes change something about a color, but always have to paint the edges.
Saturday and Sunday, I made Christmas cookies to send to my Austin hosts. Conclusion: This is not the best time of year to become a daily painter. Also, painting more than 5 paintings per week would be totally unrealistic, and fewer than that would be more nearly possible.