New Painting, Rusty

Listed a new painting today on etsy, Rusty.

In case you don't know, I write a short biography or anecdote about each rooster. I like looking at each piece and thinking "Who is this rooster?" I do the same thing with when I draw or print portraits. I start with a general idea of an image but once I have a basic image down, I start thinking about each rooster or person looks like they would do or be, and those ideas start to inform my decisions about how to continue the piece. I include these stories on my etsy shop under the description page for each painting.

Rusty's story: Rusty really loves old ugly furniture. One time he found a deep yellow velvet couch on the side of the road in someone's trash and he was SO! EXCITED! But he checked out the flip side of the cushions before loading it on his truck and wouldn't you know, blood stains all over the damn thing.

Anyway, I should really be updating this blog everyday. I've been getting a decent amount of painting in. I just photographed 20 new roosters the other day, and I'm working on 14 more. My general goal is to do about 1 painting a day, and that seems very daunting when I think about it that way, but on the days that I do fit in time to paint, I am often working on 5 or more at a time. Seven paintings a week seems so much easier than one a day.

I promise more tomorrow, having things actually photographed makes it much easier.