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 #300 - Not Plein-air

Today was a first: I had the opportunity to go for a plein air once more, but didn't manage to finish. Usually, I rush it, but today I wasn't even halfway through so I took it home, and continued ..with imagination. This is the most radical piece I've done for that reason alone. The end result seems fun. I like the geometric shapes, the textures, my trademark brushstrokes, I like the soft colors. It feels a bit clipart-y, but then again, I don't see anything bad about it. For today, I'd keep that I overcame my purist attitude of doing something by observation or by imagination, but never mix the two. I've also challenged an other limiting belief that I should continue a piece always striving for the same spirit/mood that I initially had. While it's not always possible (no two days are the same) at least I get to try. This time, I knew this was going to be a frankestein piece, but I went ahead anyway. In the past, I'd merely leave such a piece as unfinished.

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