Under the Butterscotch Moon

Since this is Art Plunge let's talk about Art today! Featured in the top photo is "PINK MOON BLOSSOM" which was Sold and Collected yesterday! I'm delivering it to it's new lovely collector today. I'm currently playing with these because I'm training myself in something foreign to me...white space. And also "stop and leave it alone". My work has been getting more and more "MAXIMALISM"....and that's fine....but training yourself to just STOP when its not your tendency is a good lesson in art making too.

The one on the right is "BUTTERSCOTCH MOON" and I'll be putting it on the site today after a few more completion strokes. Allllmost there but not quite. These were originally concepts for a design project that got ditched but I liked them and wanted to salvage my time on them.

MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU!

There are no losses- only lessons!

I've been concentrating on texture- and have been playing with molding paste mixed with acrylics to get a nice thick stucco kind of feel. I like that these feel like old "walls" with dainty almost watercolorish images. Ive also been digging just letting the brushes personality shine through...if it made an "imperfect" mark SO BE IT. It has its own charm. I'm learning to use the imperfections to my advantage and not overthink, overpaint and line the hell out of everything. Necessary lessons is where I'm at right now!

"BUTTERSCOTCH MOON" will be up for grabs today on my SHOPIFY if you'd like to collect it. There will be only one so strike while the iron is hot!

Have a fantastic day everyone!

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