Sometimes I know exactly what I want to paint... have a reference photo that I want to recreate on canvas... have an idea that I want to convey in a painting... know the direction for the creation I'm working on.
And... then... sometimes... just no... the process has a mind of its own.
In the beginning I thought I was going to paint some kind of rock house - nope... maybe there would be vines on the walls - nope... flowers hanging over the door - nope... possibly a path through the yard - nope... a window and window box on the wall - nope... probably mostly purple - nope.
I want to show the reference photo that drew me in. It was not at all what I was looking for... But! Oh, there's a windchime just like the one that hangs from my back porch! And, a bird feeder just like ours! And, a bluebird house! And, two long planters exactly like the two I have! And, a hummingbird feeder like the four we have! (For my friends who live much farther north than I do, you'll laugh that I wondered what the big flat shovel would be good for.) Then I zoomed in to those fabulous latches and hinges. Even with all that, I didn't intend to use it... until I started. I didn't intend to make all the changes I did... They just sort of happened. I had several other choices with much more beautiful doors, yet I kept coming back to this one. It's the one that drew me in... the one that had a story... the one that made my mind wander... and wonder...
Thanks to Sara (my good good friend who lives 1,700 miles away and I've never met in person) for having what I need when I text looking for a just-right reference photo.
My Weekly-ish Art Challenge was "Doors & Windows." I hope my image tells a story... makes your mind wander and wonder...
Original Oil Painting on 11"x 14" Wrapped Canvas
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