I have several choices in palettes. Plastic, paper and wood (Sort of like grocery bags). I have tried all three and have definite preferences. Let's review. Just in case you want to try your hand at painting and because I tend to babble nonsensically about painting and because I've taken some time off from painting lately but have now got my
I've got to paint to the exclusion of anything else grove back. This grove does not bode well for the family. They seem to like to eat. For some reason they frown at me when I answer BLUE to the question of; "
what's for dinner?"
Let's talk about palettes instead of my family's crazy questions.
("What's for dinner?" Indeed!)
Plastic: This is the first type of palette that I tried. I quickly learned that this was not the palette for me. It's slick and hard to blend. It is also hard to clean those little tubs. It would help if I had actually sprang for an actual plastic oil paint palette. But, I AM the same woman that started painting with watercolours before I tried any other type of medium. What does this say about me? I'm cheap and I have to do things the hard way.
Paper: Paper is cool. It is a little slick yet not hard to blend paints on. It also has one really great feature. When you are done you pull the sheet off the pad and toss it away. It's a tidy format. I like tidy. Or I did for awhile. Then I went to the dark side.
The Dark Side Wood: I have become a new convert to the wood palette cult. I hope I don't have to do anything weird. Wood is not convenient and it is not tidy. It doesn't clean up well. You have to scrape them off every once in awhile. They are a waste of money because as they get all painted up you have to throw them away. Or do you? I've decided that I like the look of a blobby wood palette. It is sort of functional abstract art. I can live with that. I've decided that I will now just hang my palettes as art once I'm done with them. JR is not going to like that. He's a bit more conventional when it comes to art. He likes a flower to look like a flower. Me? Not so much.
So there you have your choices of palettes. Or you could use paper plates. They make very nice disposable palettes. I don't use them because they are a little too bendy for me.
We've learned three things today.
1. Michele has to do things the hard way
2. Michele has embraced her need to be messy
3. Michele will hang any old piece of crap on the wall and call it art.
Here is the start of my newest
piece of crap painting. It is not even close to being done. I'm thinking a vase with some sort of flowers and a piece of fruit or two. This is just the base. I have something in my head and a picture I like to go off of but I don't know yet. The whole thing might take a turn. It will be what it will be. How zen of me.
I've been dabbling in abstract impressionism these days (so be prepared).
I love how it makes me feel.
All happy like.
Have you got a particular style/genre of art that you like?
Abstract?
Impressionist?
Expressionist?
Surrealism?
I'd love to know
Love,
M
