My Pretty

There is no doubt that I was inspired by the decorative paintings of Gustav Klimt.  It was intentional from the beginning to study his work.  I especially enjoy studying his unfinished pieces. All the time that lapsed between the beginning of the piece and this past weekend when I actually sat for more than 15 minutes gave me the feeling of being ever so tired of the piece.  While I didn't work on it I was tired of it.  I couldn't seem to pick it up and start.

This is what I learned:
♦ I wasn't tired of the painting, I just needed to have the unlimited time to sit and paint.  I am tired of not having that unlimited time.  It is a bit disturbing to have the feeling of being tired of a painting.
♦ I learned what fun it is to use dip pens and ink.  I used the dip pen as a tool with the Lumiere.  I wanted the line width to be uneven. The pen worked great for this as it wasn't really loading with Lumiere.   After that I remembered that I had some gold ink and I also used black and  brown ink.
♦ The best thing I learned was that it is OK to paint a decorative bird.  In the past, I always felt awkward about painting a bird that wasn't from real life.  Thank you Mr Klimt for showing me this.
♦ I learned that I could have gone on and on and on and on........you can probably see that.
I hope you like it as much as I love it.

My Pretty

(working title)

12 X 24 wrapped canvas