Seasons change and so do I – Daily Painting Day 307

© Katie Jeanne Wood
Last Night Was Very Lonely
Portrait painting sketch
daily painting: 365 day art project
Day 307

I change with the seasons, as does my work. I prefer using faster drying acrylics during the cooler months, and slower drying oils when it’s stifling hot in my studio, even with the ac running nonstop.

My subject matter also changes, depending on which paint I’m using. So, in the late fall and winter, I focus mostly on florals, birds, abstracts, and landscape paintings. In the spring and summer, I paint mostly portraits. 

Ready or not, here it comes. The temperature outside is starting to soar. It’s going to be 104F by the end of the week. 

shipment of 100 panels waiting to be prepped

My favorite subject to paint with oils is portraits, and since I have a stash of 300+ hardboard panels, you’re probably going to see a lot of oil portraits being created over the next few months. If I have to be stuck inside, otherwise risk being fried to a crisp, might as well keep busy, right? Probably not going to get to all 300 panels, but I hope to put a dent in the huge stack. 

This is why you see the drastic change in my work as seasons change. I’m just trying to go with the flow, and this is what I’ve found works best for me. 

Does your work change with the seasons, also? Let me know in the comments below.