[Aquanet] getting back to "work"

[Arsenault Lorraine]

Bonjour Pat,

Because of a tragic death in my immediate family, my painting had been absent from my life for a little more than a year.  My family and I went on vacation to Florida for a week last March (since I live in Quebec, this was a major change of scenery and weather conditions!!!) and I took many photos and visited aquariums.  I decided to try and paint something that I had never done before.  The results were two small paintings, one of a seahorse and the other a turtle that I enjoyed doing and proved to me that I hadn't lost all of my skills.  I know that it is hard to get back to painting when you haven't done it for a while but I enjoyed the challenge and since it was something that I had never done before, I didn't have to high expectations.  The fact that they were of very small dimensions (4" x 6") made it easier too!



Good luck !

Lorraine Arsenault
arseneaux at sympatico.ca 
www.lorrainearsenault.com

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Patrick Davis 
  To: Aquanet The_digital_Brain 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:08 AM
  Subject: [Aquanet] getting back to "work"


  Hi, gang.

  Well, it's time to get back at the easel now that summer has passed into fall. That's the trouble. I have not done any art since last March, and the Muse is off in La-la Land somewhere. Yesterday I spent a fruitless hour in the "studio" desperately seeking inspiration, but any ideas were much too grandiose for where I am right now, having to re-establish my basic skills. Does anyone have any simple, easily-completed exercises they use to get a kick-start in such situations?

  :-(
  Pat





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