day #365 - the end of an era

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I thought I was on top of it; I had finished early and was looking for a movie to watch already 3 hours ago. And I don't know how time went by. A phonecall, some networking studying, some online shopping and here we are, already past the time for an early movie. Regardless, today is a special day. The blog is over! I finished 365 days of daily painting and recording it, whatever that means. A big part of the process I will have to keep doing mainly for myself. Perhaps taking daily photos of my work and saving it on some folder. This has provem useful many times when I trying to date a piece I've been working on. Also making a small diary of today's achievements. It's still useful. But this will be done for my eyes only. I also don't know if I will be continuing my obsessively daily painting. How would life be if I had days off? Now for example that I'm moving out and I have to daily chores that until now were completely taken care of, perhaps I'll allow my

day #184 - Lockdown

And that was it! I decided I need to finish everything today before the lockdown starts tomorrow so I can pack my things and move out. It was somewhat stressful. Funny connecting working in the studio with deadlines and rush-jobs. Of course there has always been some rush; too bored to keep working on one piece etc, but this one was different. I had to finish it today. In the morning I got up and did some photoshopping on how I wanted it to look, and went to the studio. I signed yesterday's painting (meaning that it was ready) and the started working on the Ruins one. There wasn't any light and in the last 30mins I was working in the dark; I was going outdoors to mix my colors. I took some photos with the flashlight and I don't know if this is how it actually looks, but it is what it is.
What was good about today? The contrast; seeing how it is with deadlines and seeing that I can still work like that. Also taking off the masking tape and seeing how it reacts with thick layers of color. Doing something 3D modelling with anatomy references. Also using photoshop for testing whether I like the corrections on the painting. Improving on my acrylics blending (thanks to the goat-brush), and having to match colors while mixing (in order to correct areas). This is the end of an era! Let's what's next!

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