Procrastination

So, I finished Rome and managed to put off starting Gala until after a bit of family travel, but that's OK since the trip gave me some new ideas to incorporate.

The canvas will be a 36" x 48" and will take more time. I need to be sure of the arrangement before I even think about starting! I set something up which I like, but there's something not right about it. Not sure if it's missing something or if it's too much. I keep hearing my brain say, "Remember, less is more." Tom dislikes it all together - says it's not interesting to him and that I need to get away from fruit and flowers. I need to put his comments aside. Especially since he's said that in the past and ended up liking what I did with a painting and telling me he didn't expect the end result.

I will let it sit and rework the arrangement after another weekend trip.

In the mean time, I finally began a pastel of my friend Phil's glassware, custom linen napkin (by friend/ artist Annie Swincinski), and a Pink Lady apple. Yes, this is part of the apple series as is The Scarlet Letter from last fall.

I decided to do the under-painting in a complementary color to make the whites and greens more interesting with the underneath color peeping through here and there. I am working on an Ampersand Pastel Board. It is a very simple arrangement and works well in emphasizing the various forms - organic vs. angular. Here's the underpainting...



This is where I left it yesterday...



Better get it done!