Subtle Changes

I forgot my notes so let’s see if I can remember everything…

I turned on the radio and everything was set up.  Baloo was lying on the kitchen rug and I did my painting.  The music annoyed me so I turned it off.  Then I realized how romantic it was outside!  The rain was falling and the leaves were rustling.  For a whole hour I painted pretty blissfully with my kitchen window open for all the outside noise to filter into my apartment.

I say pretty blissfully because like in most ghettos you have dogs barking, car doors slamming and people yelling or riding around in their really loud motorcycles.  Also, I couldn’t help but feel some anxiety for trying to get everything just right.

I’m doing the painting all wrong again, I’m sure of it.  I added some darker blues to create some depth, movement and fill in the empty gaps.  If this is the foreground it is way too detailed already.  Plus, maybe I should remember another painting basic: lighter colors than darker???  Oh well….  I will get this eventually.