I did this little ATC or ACEO while listening to The Last Gunfight by Jeff Guinn. Delicious. It's a bit of the hard truth about the Old West and pretty much nothing like the western movies I loved in my childhood, nor even much like my all-time favorite movie, Tombstone. I could watch that movie endlessly, I think, if I didn't have a ton of other things to do. Tomorrow, I'll be back in reality, Old West style, listening to the last half of the book while I paint some tango dancers. I realize westerns and tango dancers don't have much in common, but it's fun to lose myself in two entirely different worlds!
Now a bit about my little painting. Although tiny, these little ones do take time and some effort to get into the picture plane everything you want to say. Sometimes, though, I just crave sitting bent over my table to work on these minis. It's on 3.5 x 2.5" illustration board. Thanks for visiting my blog!
2 comments:
I think it's great working on such a mini size because then it forces you to let go of details, which left so much room for the viewer's imagination.
Hi Lucy - yes it does force me to be more loose - good practice!
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