Motivation

So, I have these two paintings on my easel, neither of which I've touched for days. I just don't seem to have the time and when I do have time, I'm cream-crackered. Maybe I need a holiday (look out France, here I come!) to recharge my batteries.


The small matter of where I paint can also be a barrier. I use the rear of my garage (the front when my wife's car is out) and I usually have to get everything set up to work off my workbench. We often think of moving house and I'd like the luxury of a garden or spare room that I could use as a studio. However, I don''t think that oils would be welcome indoors...

I went to view the BP Portrait Award on Saturday. My favourite was a small painting in the Florentine/Venetian style of a young woman. I feel that too many portraits are just photo-lookalikes and don't reflect the painter's art at all well. If you want a photographic representation, take a photograph!