June 2011
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Open this week
I’m working this week — and you’re welcome to come by! Email dana.danabrown@gmail.com for address and directions. I’ll be in from 9-5 thru Thursday. When we bought and renovated this place, I thought I’d have the front yard full of perennials and pots all over the porch. Well, the pots were stolen and I’d rather paint than spend time tending a garden...
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Under the noisy vent
I have nice bright windows facing a busy street, where I can watch the weather change and see the occasional drug deal. It’s a nice place to spend the day — a little drama and some clouds. But my windows don’t open! So, my encaustic set up is in the very back of my studio where we were able to install a vent hood. The advantage is that by spending my day in a windowless...
Texture and Depth
This is what I’m working on. I’m still adding to the composition so it has a ways to go. Looking at this photo, I realize I might have something more interesting happening on the newsprint! The drips from the palette to board are pretty nice.
It’s hard to tell in this picture (made with my phone because using the camera is too intentional), but I have a lot of texture in...
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Going Home
We’re heading home after a long day at the studio! Misty is Head of Security and Jelly is my Studio Assistant - and they never miss a day of work. Jelly has been in the studio with me since he was 8 weeks old. Misty joined our team shortly after that.
We try to clock in around 9am and spend the first thirty minutes taking care of our rescued cats. They are waiting for breakfast and...
Pondering and Plotting
I figured out what’s been missing. I’ve been distracted by “other stuff” and have been wondering why I feel so disconnected from my work. I arrive at the studio, turn on my heated palettes, take care of my studio cats, then sit down to paint — and then the hesitation sets in. It feels like lack of confidence or lack of energy. Basically, it is lack of direction!...
After one of the longest dry spells I’ve ever had — actually, it was a long tired spell — I’m back in the studio. When my routine is smacked around I tend to think too much about what I’m painting or the opposite - not enough. Neither one helps. There’s a groove that I miss being in - it reminds me of wanting to jump the wake while water skiing. I felt...