m i s t y . p i l g r i m . f i n e . a r t

 I debated on whether not to put this on my blog. It's not a terribly flattering picture of my day, or my coworker. She is normally a pretty pleasant person, but for the past several days she has been furious about some changes that were made where we work. Friday was a particularly difficult day.   I came to work pretty happy about the fact that it was Friday, but by the end of the day I was exhausted listening to her ranting about the new changes. I was also surprised, because usually she Rants about something and then it's over. This just went on, and on, and on… Later on, after I was done journaling about this, I remembered that earlier in the week she had had to put her dog to sleep, and then I felt bad. She's probably grieving, and that's why she was so much angrier than usual. 

"4 a.m." 8x10, acrylic on canvas board. 

 after blocking in most of the areas, I start trying to define elements.  After defining elements, I star trying to put in shading to indicate a light source. In this case, it was early morning.  After defining light and form, I decide that the image is too complicated, and I paint out the water gates.  I love that I can do that with anything that seems cluttered or unnecessary. If only life were like that.  I also start working on using value and color to make the lava look like lava, and make the far background more hazy.  Also, I worked on making the waterfall more vigorous.    Finally, I better define the waterfall.  I'm still not happy with the rocks to the right, in the midground, that the water is flowing over, but I'm not sure what to do about it.   "Twin Falls" 20x24, acrylic on canvas