A few weeks ago I started my fourth painting. What character? ...you’ll guess, you’ll be able to tell what it is, since I will be posting images of the process. Painting is not that easy, I don’t have an office or a studio, I do it in my dining room, with two kids running around and sometimes arguing as the run, they are my kids, Camila (10) and Matteo (6), plus the telephones, the tv, and more stuff around me.
But I’m not compalining. Actually, I like it that way, I wouldn’t like to have to hide from my kids in order to be able to paint. If I need to concentrate and focus, headphones and good music will be the solution. Besides, every now and then, one of my kids will stand next to me and tell me how beautifull the painting is looking! ...that’s all the support I need.
Kids are so honest, I know if they hate the painting they would say: “I hate that painting”.
I didn’t paint for a few days, I’ve been very busy, very bisy with other things. But I started back. And I feel that in each one of my paintings I evolve, I expect more from myself, I challenge myself. It is the best way to make this journey of painting most rewarding. This painting is going to take longer than the others, it will have more details.
When I paint I don’t do it for one or two hours, I do It for 4 or 5, for 8 hours. I have to prepare for the time that it will take. Like a long drive. Before I start painting, usually I take a cold shower and drink one or two cups of coffee.
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