If you are at all like me, you spend not a few minutes trying to work out what the heck (WTH) the acronyms appearing on your FB/Instagram/Snapchat feeds mean. Yes, I do occasionally ask Google for translation. Here is a handy and, apparently, comprehensive guide for you: Netlingo I'm pretty sure I will never use or see 90% of this list. But in today's blog I am using a very popular acronym amongst artists...popular because, if we are fortunate enough to have continual inspiration, there is always one or more of these going at any given time. I am talking about Works in Progress. (I know, I know; WIP could have meant "west in peace" but. no.) So I currently have 4 active works rotating easels and getting my attention through the week. And there are a few additional paintings doing what I like to call "percolating", which, for me, means that I know they are not finished but I haven't quite worked out what they need next. This happened recently with a couple of figurative paintings I did at a Chestnut Group workshop with Marci Hicks and Hayden Pickel last fall. I was happy enough with the value studies I had done plein air and left the background rough and unfinished. But, about a month ago, I figured out what I wanted to do to complete the paintings and am really happy with the results. So, in a way, these were WIP since last September even though they weren't worked on until this Spring. Here is a sneak peak of the four WIP rotating on my easels right now: TAFN! THX FTBOMH! YTB!!
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Gay Weidkamp
6/8/2018 05:06:35 pm
I enjoy seeing the works in progress. Really like your "ladies" ....the proportions are just right. You bring joy to my day when I get to view your work.♥️
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Hello! My name is Wendy and I am passionate about oil painting! Whether in the studio or out in Mother Nature, I get lost in the experience of capturing on canvas the moment and the feel of what I am painting. I pour my love and energy into every single piece of artwork and I hope it shows! This blog is a place where I can use words to talk about art, painting, life, faith, things that make me laugh, and things that inspire. I love every response, so don't be shy about leaving a comment...Archives
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