A pastel from a few years ago
For a long time now I’ve wanted to get out my paints. I used to paint all the time, I even have a BA Arts (painting) and every supply under the sun. I have piles of paint (oil, acrylic, watercolour, goache, pastel etc etc), plenty of canvases (some new, some left over from uni days) and I own about four easels. I have sketches to go by, drawings galore and yet I haven’t really gotten started. I even blogged about this earlier this year here.
So, what is the cause of my non-start? I’ve narrowed it down to a few things;
1. Space – our house is small and there is no place for me to set up anything and leave it there.
2. Smell – I worry about the smell of turpentine or oil paint in a house with young kids (although that’s only half a reason as I could use many other mediums).
3. Saleability – what would I do with all these paintings afterwards? Would they be sellable?
4. Style – I am a perfectionist and yet love the rough, unfinished style similar to that of the impressionists or any charcoal sketch. What style should I do.
Some would say that I should just get the paint out and have a go but perhaps its just not the right time for this yet. In about a year’s time we may move Lucinda into Keziah’s room and we MAY have a spot for me to paint. Perhaps its all about timing. Any theories?
