Part of me wants to apologise for posting yet more paintings of perfume bottles
while the other part of me thinks tough toenails baby I am posting these suckers
because they are serious fun to paint
I love perfume, but rarely wear it anymore
something in the chemo process changed my body chemistry
which means that most perfumes smell like rancid beer dregs on me
so rather than stink bombing the world I now stick with painting them
I am loving finding the whole splodge and drip thing beyond therapeutic
and am on a mission to try to mess my work up a bit more
to be a bit freer in letting paints blend and swim together
and these are a great way to experiment
of course there are downsides to the paint flying with abandon
not for me of course... all upside there
but the family are starting to mutter and mumble
I swear a little smudge of paint on a sandwich is not going to hurt them
and a few painty fingerprints around the place adds to the ambience
and frankly if you come and stand near me in the studio while I am painting
you can't whinge about some splatters or sprays
yes this one is on a bit of paper with a torn edge
bloody dog put his painty paw on the edge of the painting
while making his way across the benches for a pat
of course he had to walk across the palette and onto the freshly painted JÁdore bottle
but at least I managed to halt his progress before there were footprints across the whole thing
and yes I know if the dog is up on the table it is always a risk
but he likes to see what is going on
and it allows me to pretend I am not talking to myself
This is where he usually sits
well lies actually, but every time I get out the camera to take a shot he sits up
sometimes he creeps closer bit by bit when I am distracted
and ends up resting his head on the paper towel stack that I dry my brushes on
it does lead to a mildly coloured beard type thing at times
which I think is quite fetching on him
and I may have dried the brushes off on his head once or twice
but these are the hazards of life as a studio dog
and he usually accepts the hazards with grace
though he does let fly with the occasional smelly fluff bomb to express his displeasure
Dog farts aside the studio is looking very inviting
as I am trying to capture the look of the smaller paintings
in a larger form... some on canvas, but these on the table are watercolours
now that is truly gloriously messy let me tell you
Happy painting all...xx
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