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| Work in progress, acrylic 12x12 |
I'm back!
You'll be thankful that I've opted to skip the miserable details of how difficult posting the previous blog was for me. I know I'm not terribly computer savvy, but the experience was so discouraging and demoralizing that I nearly took to my bed. I kept away from the old laptop for the longest time and decided to never blog again. That was then. I'm at one of those crossroads right now; feeling bold and itching for some change.
I've decided to go back to painting with oils and bid a fond farewell to my ten year fling with acrylics. Oh, it's been a satisfying and comfortable relationship, but the thrill is gone and I need something more. Maybe I'll come crawling back after a few months, maybe I'll make it work. Who knows? I really thought I could (with enough practice, knowledge and determination) make the acrylics do my bidding and behave in a more oil-like manner. Older and wiser, I now know better.
And so, as I finish up a few acrylic paintings that have been languishing in the dark corners of the studio, I am glancing with desire at the seductive array of new, untouched tubes of oils. They are virtually bursting with buttery possibility. I do hope I can finish the acrylics - I hope we can still be friends.
