It's been a week...

 ...all things considered.  Between beating a cold off with a stick, mind-numbing forms to complete, appointments up to the rafters and general life, it's been a challenge to get into the studio.  I did, however, manage to throw some colour in several different directions at the experimental 16 x 20 canvas.

It'll be very interesting to see where this will go!

I do love how the Golden High Flow acrylics seep into all the crevasses...it's fascinating to watch, 

and just as much fun to see the dried paint.

I moved my paint shirt to the couch where I am taunted by it daily (The Procrastination Bug has had me by the neck for months on this one).

I liked this part of the above photo so much I had to show it to you up close.

At any rate, by picking away at it a little bit each day, I've managed to fortify this shoulder

in three different directions

and get a start on the second shoulder.  Given the massive number of thread-bare parts of this shirt, I estimate it will be done sometime around December of 2039 - if it hangs together that long! 

Meanwhile, the 3' x 4' painting awaits a drastic 'something' after the latest foray - more about that next week if it's fit for show and tell.  

Did you have . . .

 . . . a spooky week in your neighbourhood?  I'm fond of Halloween just for the sugar high of the kidlets and their gleeful joy in their costumes.    And, of course, it's always an opportunity to dress up for the fun of it, too.  This year, I put together a costume for a Garden Fairy from studio odds and sods, and John filched a mask and upgraded it to a Grandaddy Warlock costume.

I have a priceless photo of Grandson Owen, who is undoubtedly the most joyous Spiderman ever!  

Unfortunately, the other grandchildren are photoless due to a surgery on Oct. 31.  How untimely is that?!  Luckily, his sibling at least got to trick or treat throughout the hospital so she managed a little sweeting.  

The weather cooperated very well, with temperatures reaching 6 degrees that day.

Of course, play in the studio kept pace with the energy outdoors.  I made progress on both the Christmas cards and ornaments for the grandkids.

I managed a small amount of work on the 3x4,

and started some over-painting a 16 x 20.  

The piece was crying out for more texture,

and between a string bag, glass beads, 

and crackle, I think there's a good start already. 

How about you - were you dressing up, sneaking childrens' candy, and/or playing in the studio?  Hope it was fun, regardless!  

Holy screaming...

...yellow!  We'll all be glad the 3 x 4 is not staying like this for long.  🤣

I promise it will get toned down once the rest of this layer is added.  It really creates a contrast, though, doesn't it?

I've been slowly working on addition all across the board,

and eventually I'll get to the point where I can continue with a full layer of all-over colour.

I've got some Typar place markers to indicate some of the large areas that will be dealt with, so progress is being made, if only in my mind.

It was fun this week to enjoy a morning with Eileen and Laura as we played together in the studio.  Funny how we were all working on organics.

I got a good couple of hours in on Christmas cards - I'm sure it's hard to tell what this year's theme is from the photo.  😉

And the grandchildrens' ornaments will take shape this week, now that they are gessoed for play.

 All in all, it's been a fun studio week - how about yours?

As the stacks...

... pile higher on the studio tables

 and the actual work is minimal,

I confess to playing more hooky than I did as a child.  Truthfully, the valley is so stunning in its range of colour that I can hardly bear to be inside.

As I bask in the splendour of autumn, I wonder how and when that birthday painting will get done for the near-six-year-old, and if Christmas cards will be finished by the elves -  or at all.  

Procrastination rules in the Creston valley this week.  How's it going in your part of the world?

Colour...

 ...is just so much fun, and I've really been playing with it this week on the 3' x 4'.

Every layer adds more interesting marks

 

and new colour combinations.

That just makes me want to do more, 

and more

and more.

I have the distinct impression that is going to be

a never-ending story.

And would that be such a bad thing?

I think not!   Happy week to you all - may you be immersed in your creative joy as well!  

I can feel the pull....

 ...to add another colour (maybe a dozen of them 😁) to this massive panel

as I've been working with the same basic three colours for weeks now.  

I'm reining myself in, though, given that I've not finished the layers of paint and stencils, never mind the close-in work that's required before the final wild splashes.

Meanwhile, the beat goes on.

I did take a break on the 3 x 4 to do an art prompt for July.  The requirement was the use of three colours - magenta, hot pink and spearmint, with the addition of black and/or white, if desired.  The colour correction is off on this photo of a 5" square slap-dash playtime.  The white paper shows as very pale pink.  (I'm putting that down to the preponderance of hot pink in the painting, rather than my inept use of the photo editor.  That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.)

And I thought you might like to see these photos of 'found art' John showed me in the garage.  He's been cleaning out in there, and was struck by this stain on the floor.  I think it's just grand, don't you?

How's your week been going - any found art in your world?  I look at these as gifts from the Universe as they remind me to keep my eyes open and pay attention to things!