Made It Today

I sat down at the sewing machine just now and tried to finish up some things, but the noise woke the baby up. Gosh darnit, I'm just gunna have to do some drawing instead ;)

There's been a lot of talk in the house these days about furniture, computers, and prioritizing. I think I'm going to move the 'desk for bedroom' up a bit on the list, and do my night sewing in there. We're desperately trying to minimize night wakings, so I guess I'll save the sewing for another time.

The tablet is fantastic, as predicted. I'm using it right now to turn that monstrosity pictured above into something less garish. The painting has been through a few incarnations, this latest one being the product of a couple sessions I did in November. I hated it, so Steve sat in the garage with me for a few hours while I turned it into what it is now, something I hate a little less. I'm determined to finish it though, if only to get the darn thing hung up someplace out of the way. Otherwise I'll have to burn it. (Oftentimes this seems the most logical thing to do with my artwork.) I was perfectly happy to hide it in the garage awhile longer, but Steve dragged it out and hung it on the wall.

So the next step I'm taking is to figure out the colours + colour values. As you can see, some fit and some really don't. It's been difficult for me to figure out where the lines are going in it, too. I usually draw this kinda thing on a piece of paper, not a huge canvas, so it's easier for me to lay out the whole scene as it is in my head. This time though, I need a bit of help. I'm using this photo here as a background, and drawing that 'line' I'm looking for through the painting, also planning the tone of the colours a bit better. It's pretty fun, actually. Long way to go, but it's better than letting it sit in the garage for another couple months. Or so I'm told.