acrylic on canvas, floral, 20×16
Floral Painting No 175
Available here
Small to large prints available here
Blue cottage chic floral painting No 172
Pink cottage chic floral painting No 134
acrylic on canvas, floral, 20×16
Available directly through me here
Small to large prints available here
I feel like I’ve been living inside my blog, and being a babble head lately, so this is going to be more image heavy, less writing. This is another painting that I revised last weekend. It’s actually been revised twice now. Last time, I put it back online knowing I didn’t like it. Stupid, I know..because this is the 3rd time I’ve photographed it, and had to edit the photos. Not the best use of my time, I know, but what else did I have to do at 5:03 this morning? ha! Yeah, I was up, and snapping photos that early. I kept thinking, if only I had done it right the first time..
But, I understand what happened here, and why it took so long to come to this version of the painting. I loved the original background, and was reluctant to cover it up. However, I think the new vase was necessary, and fits better in the space. The buttery yellow on the sides of the painting is something I did when I first painted it, so I left it in. I really like that shade of yellow, so it will probably show up in more of my paintings this year. Here are more photos of it..
The price isn’t increasing because I’ve done more work to it. I don’t think it’s fair to charge for my mistakes, so the price remains the same as it did before. The important thing is..I LIKE IT!! It’s finally finished, and every time I see a photo of it, I won’t cringe. The best part, I won’t be revising it again. Whew! I would definitely hang this one on my wall, and that’s my goal.
PS: thanks for all the comments on yesterday’s blog. I appreciate the support. I’m not going to post your comments on my blog in case the scammers are still lurking around my site.
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Pink and blue cottage chic floral painting No 139
acrylic on canvas, floral, 20×16, price $300
Available directly through me here
Small to large prints available here
Yesterday I wrote about my New Year’s resolution, about how I’m making changes to the way I paint. This year, I’m going to concentrate on quality over quantity, and slow my pace down a bit. I’m only going to offer paintings for sale that I actually like. No more listing crappy paintings just for the sake of listing something. Because of all that, there is one more change coming this year, and that’s my color palette. Remember when I said if it was up to me I’d only paint pink paintings, well..I’ve been putting a lot of thought into that statement, and it really is alllll up to me, isn’t it? (like, duh..it is my business I’m talking about! ;)) KISS.
I admit it. I’m a full blown people pleaser. I will do whatever I can to make someone happy. Unfortunately, it’s been hurting my business. I’ve been using every color in the rainbow in my paintings to try and please everyone on the planet, when I’d really rather use more pink. Bottom line is, by trying to please everyone, I’m not pleasing myself, and because of that, my focus isn’t where it should be..on what works best for me, and my business. KISS.
So, I’m starting the new year using a very limited color palette, as you see in the photo above. This is one of the paintings I revised over the weekend. I used only pinks, a new blue that I just mixed up (I mix most colors myself), and whites. Ahhh, this feels sooo much better..colors I can actually live with, and hang on my own wall. Because at the end of the day, if paintings don’t sell, I’ve got to hang them somewhere until they do, right? Might as well paint with colors I like. KISS.
By writing these blog posts the past couple days, I think I found my word for the year because no matter what I’m doing, whether it will be sitting in court serving jury duty for the first half of the year or painting my little heart out, KISS comes in handy for an over-thinker like me.
In case you don’t know, KISS stands for keep it simple, stupid. I need the reminder every now and then. 😉
PS: I realize not everyone likes pink. If you want me to create a painting in your favorite color, please contact me about doing a custom painting just for you.