sharpies, acrylic, colored pencils & an old canvas

February 22, 2010 · Posted by From One Foot to the Other ·
i bought an old canvas from goodwill a few months back. it was already painted. a still life. a chair, window, table.  $1.00. i painted over it with latex ceiling paint. the stuff that starts off lavender and then turns white. we had some extra cans in the basement and i didn’t feel like spending money on gesso or other stuff. i don’t know what i’m doing anyway so it seems appropriate to use what i have around the house to experiment with before i go and get “official” materials. i also have some old acrylics, a box of sharpies and a ...

message from the tree…..

December 7, 2009 · Posted by From One Foot to the Other ·
it’s monday and it’s snowing. the first snow fall of the season. this tree told me it would snow soon. i knew it last week when i took its photo. so here’s the final version of this sketch. i think it will eventually be a very large painting. enjoy. "It will snow soon....." Related posts:that tree….first sketch Body Awareness and the Power of the Breath collecting for the winter………

that tree….first sketch

December 3, 2009 · Posted by From One Foot to the Other ·
like i said in the previous post, i don’t know where this will go. but over the weekend i took out my sketch pad and pens and pencils and gave it a beginner’s try. think i may have to get a bigger sketch pad or learn how to scale things properly. poor tree lost some of its stature in this doodle. Wispy Winter Tree: Sketch #1 Related posts:collecting for the winter……… Costume Sketch sharpies, acrylic, colored pencils & an old canvas

forgiving myself for being a beginner……

November 22, 2009 · Posted by From One Foot to the Other ·
i’ve always wanted to be able to do something other than dance. express myself in some other medium. form. so i doodle. so i scribble. so i slosh paint around my basement. each time forgiving myself for the mess i make and the total silliness that results. i write and it feels right but to skilled writers it must sound like nonsense. awkwardly constructed and just bad. i paint and it does not feel right but i do it anyway. i doodle and i know that all i’m capable of is squiggly lines and cartoonish flatness. not even good cartoonish flatness. anyway. that’s why i ...