Such good intentions can only be broken: I was in the studio early enough, the 'Home Sweet Home' canvas was fixed on the easel, a cup of tea was made, and I sat on the stool and I looked.
Minutes passed, and I sat and I looked. I put some music on, and I sat and I looked. I switched on the computer, and I sat and I looked. I flicked through a book about neon, and I sat and I looked. I went back through my notebook of the past few years, and I sat and I looked. I found reference photos on the old computer, and I sat and I looked again. Then I came back to the house and made another cup of tea, and bashed away on an acoustic guitar for a bit. By now it was 11 o'clock. An idea: PING! Back to the studio I trot.
And the werk begins...
Is it right? Is it wrong? Is there a wrong when it can be painted over at any time? Plagued with doubt I retire for lunch.
My idea was to split the orange and green glow where the heart and border meet, bringing in some darkness, rather than making a murky mess by mixing the 2 colour palettes. I will leave it for now and werk on it a later date.
As the afternoon progresses I am werking simultaneously on the Orange neon and the green neon, I stop to pick up a brush. Now which one should I use...
By now most of the canvas area has had a fresh coat of paint applied - There is something incredibly sensual about silky smooth brush strokes in wet, glistening paint. Even green paint.
