Daffodil Sunday

    Artists have to see to create, yes?  Writers can use their other senses and work as long as they've access to pencil and paper or some assistance.  Sight is a gift and not forever.

     

     With a studio full of oil and water paint, canvas, paper, pastels, pencils, what stops me from sketching and painting? Set-up, tear-down, lack of portability; these are all excuses for not doing something that I want to do as long as I can.

     When I read about the latest in visual applications for computers, I was intrigued.  I'd tried a tablet and stylus a decade ago, and found it too cumbersome, too desk bound.  Now, for $2.99 (+$399 for an iPad!) comes ArtRage.  

    

     Now, I've no more excuses. I can sketch anywhere I can take my iPad. More than sketch: Oil, watercolor, brush, roller, pencil, airbrush, watercolor brush and colors that can be layered transparently...do I sound like the proverbial kid in a candy store?

      

     So here's my vow: I will paint and post my painting every day for the next year, as I explore the possibilities.  If there's a painting you'd like, let me know, and I will investigate the possibilities of reproduction, too.