Well, it's been yet another Real Life week on Planet Kit, some good, some... not so good, but that's life, right? But, it's Monday, so it's time for another State of the Artist update!
Things don't change, but by and by our wishes change. - Marcel Proust, 1871 - 1922
Current Project
... and now for something completely different....
I debated about posting this particular piece because it is significantly different from the things I normally do/post, but it was a commission that I enjoyed working on a great deal due to it's significantly different nature.
My client has waited *mumbledy-mumbles* for this, very patiently, I might add, as it took me quite some time to figure out how to complete this particular type of open-ended commission.
There is something far more viscerally satisfying about working with a full-body medium, like acrylics, than say markers or watercolors. That's not to detract from either markers or watercolors, but standing before a canvas with a riot of colorful blobs of acrylic paint and a palette knife in your hand, forces you to approach your medium with a completely different mindset and attitude, particularly if the commission request is an abstract. There is something freeing about manipulating big blobs and streaks of paint into forceful swipes and creating soft-peaked textures on canvas.
It's a lot like going back to kindergarten and just letting yourself go, back before people told you things had to look a certain way and had to follow set rules.
Actually, since I smeared around a lot of this paint with my hands, it's *exactly* like that.
Working on this piece was extremely rewarding, even if I do have to put it in a box and ship it off.
Near Future
I have more commissions to complete before I can open up the queue to new requests. I've had a few inquiries, so I will definitely post when I've opened up the queue, though.
I hope to finish at least one new piece before Necronomicon next month, but right now it's hard to say how things will progress over the next few weeks.
I have a Holiday Card design to come up with so I can post a call for requests a little later in the year, I'm thinking mid-October-ish.
OhayoCon table is paid for, OhayoCon hotel arrangements made, so all that's left is travel arrangements and OhayoCon will be a go in mid-January!
Thank you for joining me for another State of the Artist update, as always I appreciate feedback and responses, and a LiveJournal account is not necessary to comment on this journal.
Next week, should be WIP pics of "The Eastern Star," 2nd in the "Lofty Pursuits" airship brothel crew!
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