January 29, 2021 RECAP OF 2020 OIL PAINTINGS

2020......... no comment, other than WHAT A YEAR. Here is my first completed painting for 2020. Actually I thought I had completed it in 2019, but after looking at it for several weeks, I decided the painting was not what I wanted it to be. HAHAHA.... "Is a painting ever really finished?" It's interesting how looking at something at home, tweaks pop out at you, indicating further work. BTW...... this one is STILL a work in progress.👇

Who would have thought that I would be painting at home. A month's worth of zoom, a few in-person instruction classes. Blog post here includes a zoom session with my art instructor .April9, 2020 Zoom Oil painting session. Finish painting:👇

April's zoom sessions were a bit over-the-top for me and I honestly almost took on more than I could chew. Blog post includes several paintings, as well as links to other blog posts about my painting zoom sessions: May 27 Zoom Sessions 2,3,4 and May 31, 2020 Sunrise Sunset Oil painting . Finished paintings for these sessions:👇

Another zoom and in-class session included work on another piece, the Roanoke Star. I've painted this scene 4 other times(taken from a photograph that I snapped), and wanted to do one more. The students were starting to trickle back to class, with social distancing, masks, and limited number in classes. The studio was absolutely sterile.  

I completed another painting at home, as well as attending another in-person class. My instructor was gracious to give directions to me, for working at home.

My desire to continue painting is paramount. I started another large canvas at home, carrying the monstrosity back and forth to class. It felt good to be back in class for a few more session to begin another piece.(my high expectations were to to complete this by Christmas.....which never happened😢) This is one not complete. 👇

The decision to forgo more in-person classes (for now) was a difficult one. The desire to be a part of a structured one-on-one class has far exceeded my desire to paint at home. Expectantly by mid Spring, I'll be back in the swing of things. At least my brushes are clean! Who knows, maybe the month of February will prompt me to dabble again in my happy little place of painting.