End of Summer, and it's going out with lots of heat! I was working on this the other day, and even in the evening, the heat and gnats were enough to make me leave at the halfway point and go home. When I got home, I decided not to abandon the painting, and paint it "par coeur" (from memory) so, it's half plein air, half par coeur. It's a hybrid!
I'm looking forward to the change of seasons -- I always do. This summer was both hectic and a little chaotic -- it slipped by quickly, and yet, I still feel that frustration of not getting all the things I wanted to, even though I was very busy. I guess it's just the way it goes sometimes.
I have a list of nearly 100 portraits to complete, and I'm chomping at the bit to get them done, but as I'm also simultaneously working on my Master's, the recent calculus/statistics course I'm embroiled in is taking a lot of time away from my other projects. As frustrating as that is, I know I must first apply all of my energies into that course, because it's once and done. Second week of November, things go back to routine for me, so it's not that far off, and my competitive nature will not allow me to have a bad grade in the course, haha. It just won't.
So, with that, back to work, and I hope Autumn is beautiful for us all.
~Enjoy!
