I am still keeping up with my #the100day project and just completed day 58. So far so good. And somehow I am starting to let myself be vulnerable to making art again. The gouache I am using for my project is less intimidating because it is water based and washable so I can't make too much of a mess.
But look: I have opened my acrylics that I haven't touched for almost 2 years. Here's a process shot of something I started so long ago and have finally started to update. Hopefully I can get some nicer shots later for you but I am getting excited about it again.
Last night I also made a huge mess with some value studies and I have no idea how I got so much grey ink everywhere. Honestly, what a mess! But I made some interesting marks and it felt good to put brush to paper and do anything at all. It still feels intimidating to do more and I am so concerned with the messiness of it all for some reason. I really don't know what's up with that but it's something I need to explore. And in the meantime I will need to ease into it and hopefully I can do a bit more each week until I am comfortable with everything again. Have you ever been so blocked that you couldn't move? I feel frozen but I know I am thawing out. In the meantime I hope you enjoy the behind the scenes and I hope you have a wonderful week.
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