Maria
Acrylic collage portrait painting
9×12 inches
Heavily collaged portrait painting of a pretty girl with black hair and ruby red lips. She’s wearing a pink shirt with a blue collar. You can see handwriting from old handwritten letters under the paint, plus stripes, and other goodies.
Maria
9×12 on canvas panel
Available on Etsy or directly through me.
I’m sitting here with my pen and notebook, trying to nail down a painting schedule that will work for me. I need one..nothing crazy or rigid, but I need to block out some time every day for painting. Right now, I’m doing about 95% internet stuff.Etsy listings, FB, FB page, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Flickr, some Ning sites, my new website (which isn’t completed yet), and my blog here. I also spend a great deal of time with my camera, and in Photoshop making these photos you see here and in my listings. It takes a huge chunk out of my day. It gets to be 2am, and I still haven’t painted yet that day. I need to block out some painting time or I’ll never find time to paint again.
One thing that’s been throwing me off lately is my husband’s hours keep changing. One week he works nights, the next week he works early day shift, then nights, then days. This has been going on for a month now. We just get used to going to bed reallllly late, like 4am, for me, and bam. Gotta get up at 6am again. I’m working a million hours a day on no sleep, and I’m not functioning the best. So, I decided he’s on his own. I can create at any time of day, I don’t need to find my muse or be inspired or be in the mood. I just get to work, but my prefered hours are nights. I love the dark, and quiet best. So, I’m back on my night shift, and loving it. I just have to paint more, and spend less time online. Wish me luck! haha
What’s your painting schedule like? Have you set daily studio time for yourself? Or are you flying by the seat of your pants? Having an open schedule is fine, but when everything else starts crowding out my painting time, I know it’s time to rein myself in.