Living with Painting

Coming out as an artist takes years. Nobody thinks pursuing an art career is a good idea though everybody loves to take a peak and then tear apart your desperately hard work. Probably just as difficult becoming a graphic designer. I just spent an hour photo shopping the above montage of PEAK EXPERIENCE anybody want to fund my hard labor? 

Dirty laundry with PEAK EXPERIENCE

I actually began living with my paintings. In my crowded freshman dorm room (that's right three girls one room) the only creative space I had was the smidgen of wall space above my bed. It became the best easel. I question if it is healthy to sleep with your work.  

A New Side

The first thirty five feet of the scroll.

Mix Media

Photoshop is starting to create it's own section in my brain. I cannot get enough of it. Tonight I decided to start an ad campaign for painting. I am inspired by the promotion style of all the snowboard movies I am watching. 

I've set a title for the massive art project, I call it "Peak Experience."

These luscious mountains have yet to receive their distant peaks and seasonal coloration.

I think I will forget it is winter outside sleeping here.

 

Time Changes Everything

The weather has become a mental force unavoidable in the raging den of Nelson. And my painting has begun to transform along with the seasons. I moved its location inside because my hands were going numb working in the cold.

The Final Days of Summer, Rain begins over the city.

Before I began detailing the mountains, I looked for some inspiration from local artist Jennie Baillie http://www.jennybaillie.com/ . I love the way she uses unusual colors to accentuate the shapes of mountains.

Fall arrives.

Listening to some dark electronic music the other morning I began adding in some monstrous mountains in the distance.

The mountains come alive.

 Sleeping in this scene is intoxicating.