Art Every Day - 28

Yep, it's true.  I missed an entire week of art every day.  I had good intentions (as we all do) to create while on the road last week, but then hiking in the mountains called my name and I never even opened my art journal that I so carefully packed.  Honestly, I find that when I am on vacation, that I want that vacation to be from everything I do at home.  Guess that includes making art. 

 Whim 003

 8x8 Acrylic on MDF

Then on Friday afternoon, I hurt my back lifting a heavy potted plant.  Good job Ann.  So all day Saturday I pretty much didn't do anything except take pain meds and kept heat applied while playing Angry Birds on my iPad as I sat on the couch.  Pathetic! 

Whim 004

8x8 Mixed Media on MDF

But yesterday.....I felt much better and spent the better part of the afternoon in the studio.  I started working on my Big Tex piece, but I must admit that painting fine lines and details is not really that exciting or interesting to me, so I stopped and whipped out these two abstracts.  I am simply happier painting abstracts and working on mixed media collage works. These two continue with the Whim series and the plan is to coat them with resin.  I've long wanted to try resin as a final coat to my work, as it provides so much depth and intensifies the colors in the work.  I plan to order some today and hope to get started next week.  The hubby cut twelve of these 8x8 MDF boards for me, so I'd like to have them all painted before I start with the resin. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Wherever you are today, have a great Monday!