I have been taking a painting class with Marty Baird at RICA since January. Everyone month, I tell myself that I must stop. With my current schedule: two classes with AAU, a business at Etsy and a full time job, I felt that I would not be able to continue with RICA. But so far I have been able to stay sane and I have decided for the second time to continue another month. I am learning so much and I am becoming more confident with my painting. I am doing better with my painting class at AAU as well thanks to Rica (I will post some of my class paintings soon). One of the things that I am learning is to be loose; I am able to relax and not worry too much about the outcome. Of course I do want to have a nice painting at the end but the most important thing is the process, mixing color, holding the brush the right way and using paint. I have the tendency to paint thinly. My Etsy shop has suffered a bit but I am learning to manage my time better and have set aside more time to create for my store. I did have a sale this past week which I was very excited about; got a good feedback from the buyer. So continues my painting journey, I have posted below my paintings from Rica. More to come…
