Oddly Enough

by Cooper on 2/11/2010 7:47:24 AMComment on this

Greetings,

Welcome to the Cooper studio, Jefferson, Iowa, where we have at least as much snow as you, and quite likely, more. So it goes. It perpetuated the title of this post. And here's the premise:

Too much snow seems to be affecting canvas size.

Oddly enough, Robert Genn is his recent newsletter , talked about a condition of "crisis of confidence". His advice included gathering up about 100 little somethings to paint on, and just going at it. With abandon. No committment.

I love painting on a nice sized canvas with plenty of room to move around. In this studio, a 12 x 12 inch canvas is the small one. But back to the crisis. Oddly enough, I seem to be having a weather crisis. There's not enough sunshine coming in my studio windows. There's too much snow laying outside my studio windows. After spending over a week working on a 30 inch canvas, that came perilously close to being given to the garbage guys, I finally had the aha moment and saved it. But it caused me to do a bit of mental evaluation. Maybe it was time to do the "little somethings" canvases for a while. Paint with abandon. No committment.

Then, oddly enough, in cleaning up my email, I came across a DVD being offered. Quick Studies, Studies In Under An Hour, by Craig Nelson. You caught that, right?, QUICK STUDIES. Little something canvases not to committ to, but to learn from. (if you've tried this one, and would care to share your thoughts, I'd appreciate it)

This all seems to be pointing toward the value of the little canvas at certain times of the year. Winter?! Ha!

Errand Day, an acrylic painting original on a lovely "little something" canvas measuring 12 x 12 inches. Gotta love a red dress, right? And speaking of red dresses, having just learned how to sync music to images, I am preparing a newsletter involving all that. The music? High Heeled Sneakers (Tommy Tucker) And what's the first line? "Put on your red dress, Mama". Should be fun. If you haven't already clicked on that Cooper Studio newsletter subscribe link up there on the left, maybe this would be a good time :)

Later, Cooper

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