The Little Tricks of Painting

Sharing....

It takes courage to admit emotions can deal us all trouble when we want to paint.  I tell the folks that paint with me to never put them away because once they get "cold" it is twice as hard to get them out again.

Here are a few tricks to make getting back into painting a little less intimidating.  


1. Make a date with yourself to have the paints and easel out and in the right place by 5 pm tomorrow.

2. Check your brushes to make sure they were cleaned right after you last painted.  It some feel stiff, get the brush soap and lather them up real well, working the suds into the bristles.  Let sit over-night.
        whew!  Now you can't paint for a few days because brush cleaning takes several days.  Rinse well the next day and allow them to dry for a couple of days before using. Wink!

3.  Before you paint, give yourself a day or so just to try and remember where you were with the unfinished work...... Only work on ONE at a time for now.  Turn the others to the wall.

4. Plan your day for painting.  Get the daily tasks out of the way before starting.  Turn phones off.  

5. If by now you are comfortable with painting and the world is not beating your door down, dig in and stay up all night! 

Congratulations! 

If you have painted with us on so many paint weeks on the coast when Brenda P. is with us, you will want to know her Chemo started yesterday!!  She had her hair cut off today and is sporting a snazzy wig. 
 Let's keep her in our prayers.  We have so many more paintings to do together!

Happy Valentines!

Looking forward to painting with 12 great folks this Saturday in Gulfport, MS !!
Everyone is so excited to have friends to get them painting again.  Love it!
Donna