Neil Steven has lived in Beijing for the past 6 years. Many of his photos have brought much inspiration, here are just a few.

 

 

Walking with love

 

 

 

 

 

The Crone

 

 

The Crones Blessing

 

Neil Steven and Emily Beyer have been traveling for much of this year. Touring S.E. Asia and now they are in India. Merging worlds. His words and their photo’s on several occasions have created an urgency to meet them and share the experience.

 

Currently they are in India. Should you visit their blog you will most certainly be moved by his words and so inspired by their photos.

 

I plan to do a series of paintings from their travels in India. My most recent piece that is still on the easel is of a woman at market selling her vegetables. Here she is with the first wash.

 

 

 

On a full size watercolor sheet (22x30) I layed in the first wash. And feeling a bit OCD was very excited by all her vegetables. And then I felt stuck and didn't know how to continue.

 

Not doing , not even one study or thumbnail I immediately ran into problems. Her right hand points  to the left hand corner immediately taking you the viewer off the page. Without a thumbnail or map of the lights and darks – I’m ssquirming. Now what!

 

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Jean Hofstetter – her once a month workshop, that I finally got into was friggin inspiring.

 

 

 

OMG! Great critique and lecture, and I was so inspired to apply what I had heard on my current painting the Indian Woman at Market.

 

And so I did.

 

 

And so this is what happened. Like a Bull in a china shop – I went all out. And had the best day trying to apply what I had heard, and obvioulsy still need to learn.

 

I’m going to try a few more things on this piece. We shall see what happens but I’ll probably end up cropping her and at the most we hope she makes it to the bin as bin art.

 

I really don’t like to share my failures, but not every piece is successful. Still, I plan to do a series of the people in India.

 

Progress not perfection, walk with me on this artistic journey.

 

 

I'll put more detail in her face, and we'll see. At least there is a certain sense of freedom at this point.

 

Keeping the brushes wet,

Teresa