A Year of Making Art, Day 270: The Home Stretch

January 14, 2008 Day 270

I feel as if I am in the home stretch in this "year of making art," since I have less than three months to go. I'm proud of the fact that I made a drawing every day through traveling, depression, and cataract surgery on both eyes. I finally got new prescription glasses, by the way, that are working out great. They are progressive, with reading at the bottom, computer in the middle, and clear at the top for far distance. They are perfect for drawing as well as other close and semi-close work. I don't seem to need them for painting, where I'm generally working standing up and making broad strokes. For fine detail, I can always slip the glasses back on.

This morning's drawing was an attempt to forge shape out of multiple crossing lines:

Drawing #276 14" x 11"

Next, I worked on canvas #30 after finishing the tops and bottoms of #28 and #29:

Canvas #30 30" x 30"

(Note: There is a gap between the dates I'm writing and posting in order to give me time to get ahead.)

Comments

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I like the top image especially. I wish I could see a larger version. Bravo!