Finally back to work on this Birth of Venus and I like where it is going. It’s been a while since I’ve had so much research and painting to do, not to mention all the attention the little house needs. But research and painting are the squeaky wheels right now, so the cottage can wait.
Years ago I figured out that I can indeed switch from one side of the brain to the other, from statistics to art and back, so long as two conditions are met: I can’t do both on the same day; and I can’t do either without a lot of protein. Sounds contrived, I know … like some spoiled artist’s affectation … but that’s really how it is.
The pattern of flowers has been laid in (just circles at this point), and the watery background, from which our Venus is emerging, is coming along. Haven’t determined exactly which flowers to use, but it felt like the essential composition needed to be locked in first, and then the flowers would just declare themselves. You should see my desktop and sketchbooks …. flowers everywhere …. like an uberSpring …
