Time to put on my apron and pour like a man

Sometimes I start painting and forget to record the process. It’s likely because filming hasn’t become a habit yet.

I’m just starting out with keeping track of my learning journey, so you can totally see my rookie mistakes. I should be shooting almost everything I do. If for no other reason than to remember how I achieved a certain result.

Thanks to Sara Mack, this technique is recorded for anyone to learn, but it’s a shame it wasn’t captured on video for my personal library.

I would like to build up to a professional shoot with multiple camera angles; this is a professional studio setup. When finding a new passion, unless you are very rich, you must move forward with drive and cost-effective patience.

These two aspects of reaching your goal act like an accelerator and a brake, something all vehicles need to reach their goal.

Another artist I have learned a lot from is Molly’s Artistry, and I am talking about setting up my studio in the same fashion Molly does in her Tips and Tricks video. – She has a 5-camera studio. – Yabba Dabba Doo, what you must.

Molly is a ton of fun to learn from. She understands the journey and helps artists with theirs. I am so lucky I found this person to learn from; she is my kind of instructor.

I must say that at my age, 70, I was wondering what I would do for the rest of my days on this planet. I was a dancer for so many years; it was more than a job; it was my life.

Then I retired and felt as if I was waiting to die. Now what the heck am I going to do? I asked myself. I sat in my house day after day, watching TV, playing games on the computer or phone, and waiting for the big man upstairs to call my number.

I call my style of drawing “Brain Disorder Art” because I have epilepsy. I was diagnosed with it in 1970. – 56 years ago – that is when my art began to evolve. – I was only 15, so it had some time to mature. – Ah, good times!

Calling myself an artist took me years. I was in high school, and all of my artist friends could draw like the art you would see in Marvel comic books.

I realized later that my art was unique and fun to look at. I enjoyed each crazy masterpiece even if others thought they were weird. Therefore, it was all right to call myself an artist.

I have drawn probably in the neighborhood of a thousand or more drawings. If there were a pen or pencil in my hand, I would draw. What I am saying is that when it comes to art, I’m a fanatic.

My painting “Beautiful Dreamer” is one of my early half-cup pours using good-quality paint. I have had early successes, and unfortunately, most of which were not videoed.

In fluid art, I am nearing the century mark: 100. I made a few expensive mistakes in the beginning, like we all do. I bought ready-to-pour paint, not aware of its drawbacks. For professional-quality work, this is not the paint to use.

Now I use trusted brands like Golden, Liquitex, Amsterdam, and Dick Blick. I have bought canvases at thrift stores, painted over them, and used them as cheap canvases. Rather not!

Between the paint stores, canvas manufacturers, and Flood Floetrol, I think I should be taking out stock in these companies.

Anyway, check out the links above for more great info. It’s time for me to go pour my heart out.

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Peace, Love, and Unconditional Happiness!