I've gotta say, there's very little quite like the wave of absolute relaxation I get after completing a big painting. It lasts for DAYS. So I'm still riding the post-Corvette-painting wave. In my previous post, I talked about the Corvette painting I recently finished for Brian. (All seven Corvettes, with the two he has had depicted in a couple of streaks of Laguna Blue... Oohs and Aahs are more than appropriate.) Anyway, as before I started this painting, someone suggested doing a time lapse video of the process. Super fabulous idea, right?? But as I started trying to set it up, I realized that I have no concept whatsoever of how to do a time lapse video of something that takes that long. Especially since I would be working on half of the painting at home, so the whole situation would have to be relocated to 360 miles from where it started and somehow set up to not show any disruption. Also, I tend to lean over my desk as I'm working like Gollum over the One Ring (not great for my posture, and I'm working on it... it's a separate issue, please focus). How does one even take video like that without my fuzzy mop of hair in the way 96% of the time...?
Needless to say, I'll be doing some research before I start my next painting. I suppose I could have sat down to do that before I started to do this one, but I was in the ZONE... no time for Googling when I'm in the zone. But, friends, the next one will be better! I still haven't done the research, but I'm relatively confident that I can figure something out.
So for THIS one, I just tried to remember to stop painting for a minute every little bit and snap a picture with my cell phone. This resulted in a shaky, jumpy, short video of the process, but it's something! Behind-the-scenes stuff has always been my favorite, so I figure I'll share with all of you! After all, a show is only so interesting until you meet the actors, right? I made that up. It makes no sense.
Anyway, here is the process video for my Corvette painting. Enjoy!
Needless to say, I'll be doing some research before I start my next painting. I suppose I could have sat down to do that before I started to do this one, but I was in the ZONE... no time for Googling when I'm in the zone. But, friends, the next one will be better! I still haven't done the research, but I'm relatively confident that I can figure something out.
So for THIS one, I just tried to remember to stop painting for a minute every little bit and snap a picture with my cell phone. This resulted in a shaky, jumpy, short video of the process, but it's something! Behind-the-scenes stuff has always been my favorite, so I figure I'll share with all of you! After all, a show is only so interesting until you meet the actors, right? I made that up. It makes no sense.
Anyway, here is the process video for my Corvette painting. Enjoy!
* At one point you can see a blackish smear on the left side of the painting... I was working on painting the tires, and I heard a tree come smashing down outside (the meanies that run our apartment complex are cutting down trees), so I completely fairly dropped my paintbrush as I went tearing outside. It was the tree by our balcony too... a sad day.
Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed this video! I look forward to making the next one, of a much higher quality. Finger's crossed.
Thanks!
Sarah
Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed this video! I look forward to making the next one, of a much higher quality. Finger's crossed.
Thanks!
Sarah