It’s not until you film yourself painting that you realise just how long a painting takes. I *know* how long they take, usually several days, sometimes longer. Actually seeing the process makes you realise how painstaking and slow the whole process is. Its taken me a while how to work out how to do a timelapse film and its a joy to see the work “fly” along. This is how it feels to me as I am painting (when its going well). Of course, a film can’t capture all the standing back, breaks to change the water, to clean the palette, or just to *look* at the painting. That is a dedicated painting shirt, by the way. There’s a lot of paint on the front of it.
Nellie had been lying on the bed whilst I was painting and came over when I put the palette down. Flossie and Nellie have always taken a great interest in my painting. So much so that I have been reduced to using a small camping stool as they insisted on walking along the back of the chair I used. My water is in a small jam jar with a scew-on lid as Nellie frequently tries to drink the (probably toxic) paint water if I leave it unattended. The palette also has a lid to help keep it damp and keep playful paws away from the paint. They are a large part of the reason I paint in water-based acrylic paints these days instead of oils.
Wonderful to see your process!
Loved seeing your process! Wonderful.
Thank you Cindy
Lovely painting, Emma and what beautiful cats! It is good to have a studio assistant, I now have two dogs that like to get involved. Invaluable for working at home on your own I think!
Animal assistants are essential. I preferred the approach of Nellie and Flossie’s predecessor, Hattie, who would sleep nearby. She did feel the need to I vestigate or drink ghe paint water. They are young, and I hope they will learn to ignore me, eventually.
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Such a fun way to show your work timeline. I love the painting. And why do cats always want to drink any gross water they can find? I have plenty of perfectly clean water down for them and they go drink out of a mud puddle!
I can never figure out Nellie. Anytime I open a bottle of water she’s very interested but whwn I offer her some (pour a little out) she’s like “no, that’s not what I wanted”.