I know I said I wanted to try to paint 4 paintings a week. Uhh!! - I don't think that's going to happen right away. Life got in the way & I've had a very busy schedule lately. I've been going to water therapy twice a week & that ends soon, but I think I will need to continue to workout in the pool if my progress is to continue. I'm loving being in the water & I can feel myself slowly getting stronger & my back & leg slowly getting healthier.
In addition, it is fair season! I went with my daughter one day & it was really fun. Unfortunately for her & great for me, she had to wheel me around the fairgrounds in a wheelchair. I think it's the first time I've been to the fair & not been exhausted at the end of the day. We saw the pygmy goats, the fine art exhibit (of course), the home arts, & a cooking demo by Soil Born Farms over in the counties building. It was a great day.
Then the 2nd week my son wanted to go to the fair, so I went again! He had to wheel me around in the wheelchair, so I got another care free day. We saw the dairy goats, the horses & some girls practicing for their show - they were stunt riders. And we saw a Belgian horse that was huge - he was 15 years old & weighed over 2,500 pounds. We also made it to the garden area & saw cute little river otters, a bald eagle & a pelican. Another great day.
I thought I would have a painting for you yesterday, but I decided to switch over to acrylics & found things more challenging than I anticipated. My arm was completely uncooperative. I was trying to work on a smaller painting & I think trying to hone in on a painting so small I learned that I just am unable to paint at the easel. For larger, looser, simpler paintings I can do that, but not for something small or with detail. Not having full use of my arm has been a real learning experience for me & I'm learning new things about my handicap on a daily basis.
So for now, with the acrylics, I'm going to try to paint flat on the table. I'm not used to painting flat anymore, so this is something I will have to adapt to. I've already found myself struggling with the fast-drying properties of the regular acrylics, so I'm going to give the "open" acrylics a try & see if that is better. And I think I'm going to start out with a color chart, so my next post just may be a color chart.
In the meantime, I'll post a few photos from the fair for your entertainment.
My daughter took this photo of me with my giant plate of clams & french fries!!
This is a little pygmy billy goat & he just stood there & kept baa-ing
This is one of the stunts the girl is performing for a later show
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