Tuolomne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
9" x 12", Oil on Board, 2015
Yesterday I finished a painting of Tuolomne Meadows for a photo that was taken by my husband in 2005. In the photo you can see small ripples in the water that make the reflection of the mountains look slightly wavy. I was working on another painting previously that dealt with ripples in water. People seemed to be interested in the ripples so I made a point of concentrating on the ripples in this painting too. I don't feel that I've mastered ripples but I'm working in it.
Now that I've finished my latest painting I can see it looked better than some of my other recent work that I haven't spent as much time on. However, I can also see that my skill level has dropped considerably from six years ago. For the last five years I made very few oil paintings. I can see that I will need to practice a lot to get back to that skill level or advance from that level.
And so, I must paint more.
My goal right now is to get my work into a show in February. My work has to pass a jury to get in. Based on the type of work that is in the gallery I want to show in I'm guessing my work will be able to pass the jury and get in. However, what I would really like to do is not just have art that will pass the jury but knock their socks off! I don't think I'll be that good but I want to strive to be as good as I can be by that time.
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