The painting that defied getting finished is almost finished, and other projects

[mbarrick]

I started this painting September 27, 2001. It got put aside when went to Toronto and New York the following October. I picked it up once during the Babylonian captivity, I've done a number of paintings since moving here but never made any headway with this one. Well, finally, 3½ years later, I have finished the water and sky. The trees themselves will only take moments to fill in and I will probably finish this tomorrow. An exercise in perseverance is what this one turned into.

And in other project news: this chair was abandoned in the basement. It was obvious why, too. One of the back legs was snapped off, the back was snapped in the middle and loose from the seat. For most people this would be definite dumpster material. I, however, grew up in an upholstery shop so it is a fun challenge. The back is already fixed and reattached solidly to the seat. You can see the c-clamps on the back leg under where the fabric is lifted away. Obviously the cats already love the chair. They've been taking turns sleeping on it. In not too long this chair will be as good as new. New a chair like this ain't cheap. I do believe that if we go with the store idea, one of the "products" will be restored furniture. How many times now have I said that I should have apprenticed with my dad when I had the chance? I really like doing this stuff.

Comments

[bitogoth.livejournal.com]

veddy nice on both counts! i get so many compliments on your painting hanging in my office- and now i can point at my calendar and say "the same artist did this..." ;}

as for the chair- quite the worthy find, and oh the joys of cat fur on velvet! i like the restoration work too (which i also got from my dad, but i think we've covered that before, heh).

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

If you sell anything to your co-workers (or anybody else) I'll give you 10%!

With the new camera I'll be able to make respectible sized prints the artwork soon. I'm thinking about opening a Zazzle account or getting a paid deviantArt account for that purpose. Elaine and I want to get a proper archival-qualtity photo printer as well so we can make our own prints, too.

*holding out zombie arms*: Must ... do ... something ... with ... art ... degree .... !

[valerian.livejournal.com]

I got just over an hour ago and both cats were lying on the chair. Both of them squished together, side by side. Tharsis got up almost right away when he saw me, but since then I have noticed that there is always at least one cat sitting on it.

The battle for chair dominance continues.