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Muse?

Today and before wonderin what motivates me to make art. Why go days on end with nothing but absorbing internet, art, tv art, etc. and then in 1 or 2 days regurgitating? Seems like days go by and no motivation to paint.
Put newest Enchantress online and no one commented.
I am an exhibitionist.
No one comments, stops by, no admiration, I wilt.
Why am I not satisfied with my art enuf to paint all the time? Ideas in books, ideas in drawers, ideas in my head. But none make it out.
A painting sits, several actually, sit undone, a bit here, a bit there, but still they sit. I have not been able to come up with an artist statement, biography, etc. I do not know. Until there is no more tv to watch, no comments to read, nothing else to do but paint. I am so bored with everything else, and then I paint one or two or fifty.
Some nights I attempt sleep, and ideas pop in my head every other minute, and I have to get them to paper, book, diary. Where they sit, and sit, and sit.
Some not attempted because I am not sufficiently skilled at a particular technique to do the idea justice.
Others sit because I am ruminating on their content, color, or that last bit of idea that finishes them, not knowing that I AM waiting.
Why DO I paint?
I try a combination of colors, and they look good, so I find an idea that they work with.
I have an idea that I think someone will see and go, WOW, I just love looking at that painting.
Is it only for gravitas?
At this point I have no political agenda.
They say what does your painting mean? I have no meaning for painting that particular one. It just looks good to me and I think someone will like looking at it too.
Am I not a serious artist because I have no reason to paint other than admiration of the painting?
Why do I paint? Form? Fashion?
If no one looks will I still paint?

Enchantress Katie

Enchantress Katie by thebetty



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Peacock wip 2

And then, the beginning for me really. The first application of the paint. Decided to put the lines all over. At first was not going to put any lines in the black area of the feather, but like this look better. Unfortunately, I do not have a very steady hand, so you can see wavery lines.

Peacock test

Next comes the test of the different polish colors to see how they look on the ground. I love this black paper I got from a press I used to work at. I was allowed to take about 4 boxes of this paper and have been inspired since. Anyway, this is what the test looks like. Not completely satisfied, since I wanted a yellow polish, and a flourescent green, but my choices were limited to budget. May find the colors I want later, as I am always picking up more polish.

Ah! Peacock

Starting on a peacock feather. Excited. Have been wanting to do a closeup of a peacock feather for so long. It began when they came out with the puff paint. Now finally, I can start. Only this time I am using Nail Polish! I love this stuff. So sparkly if needed. Here's the first one. A snippet of this drawing came courtesy of google images. On to a good finish!

Enchantress Hailey

Hailey is next in the series. Used the same color as Josie, but different pose. Painted Hailey and Josie while watching videos on youtube. Great service.

Enchantress Josie

Nother muse creeping night. Next in the series is Josie. Decided to name them on the pose. So at this writing I have 2 Josies.

Enchantress Sabrina

Painted 6-24-08, posted now
Could not sleep for the muse. Painted Sabrina this night. Uploaded to artwanted.com, and redbubble, and got many hits. 73 as of last count in artwanted. 4 comments on redbubble. Exciting. Workin on Deborah now.

justjoe

What it looks like.

Leo to bitty baby

Workkin on JustJoe. Painted the stars, and four symbols in the four corners. Now researching waht the name of one of the stars in the constellation. Have all stars but one, between regulus and algieba. Researched algieba, and came across a website in another language with the story of a litter of siamese. One of which was named algieba. Several pictures brought back so many memories of my baby Einstein. The little maggot. Cry.

Van Gogh Close-up

Gazing today at a close-up of Van Gogh's Starry Night Over the Rhone, and Starry Night for the Masters project in the acrylics section of wetcanvas.com. Man!! Looking at the edges and seeing where his brushstrokes begin. Looking at the tiling effect on the sky of the Rhone one. Much better than any painter who has everything blending in and flat! Tried to mimic the effect with the acryilics i have did not work. They are too smooth. Havent gotten any of the heavy body acrylics. Maybe he started with thick paint, and added turpentine or something to thin the things he wanted thinner? Ah well. To the painting!