Looking Forward and a Quick Look Back . . .

In many ways it's been a great summer, I've had my family and friends around me and I've had as much fun as I can watching them play and being there.

I've not been able to do any painting this summer because of my health challenges so I've been doing "Gedankenexperiments" (experiments using only your mind - something I learnt in my engineering years and made famous by Albert Einstein). Using this technique I have completely scoped my next two pieces and painted them in my imagination, they are ready for when I can start to paint again and they are filed away in my mind-file called "pending work;" it's another technique I learned but this one was taught to me to help me cope and compartmentalise "my health issues."  

Both pictures involve cars and that's all I'm saying right now. 

I've also taken the opportunity to review my goals and the strategy of how to achieve them;

• Become a world famous artist.
• Hold exhibitions in the worlds major cities.

Of course any offers of help would be greatly appreciated!! 

If you can help me, or think you know someone who can, please contact me via this blog or through my twitter account @Michae11O


Got some new equipment coming as well to help me which I'm really looking forward too!

The problem with having a chronic neurological condition; (which I will not name - not because I'm in denial - but because I don't want labels attached to me) is that you just don't know what's going to happen next or what new treatments will come along. 

Looking forward, I have two pieces ready to go, new kit coming soon; and it's time to get over to my favourite art shops and restock with more paintbrushes (you can never have too many) and more paint and of course get the canvases delivered. Hopefully I can start again very soon. 

My new "Official" Website will be open for business in the next few weeks. Always dangerous publishing the opening day, in case testing reveals something but planned going live day is on my birthday 1st October.

Thanks for reading my updates and remember if you can help or someone you know can, please get in touch :)

Specifically; help in getting my work into a Gallery, help in getting my work publicised and your advice is always welcome x

Hope you have a great day!

Mike
 

Halfway There? Or Not . . .

You know that feeling when you think you're half way to somewhere (or something) and you realise that really you've only just started? That's me today.

I'm working on a large canvas and it's taken a few days to put the background mountain range in and I thought last night "great, I can move onto putting the trees in." But this morning with fresh eyes and thoughts of moving on in my mind, I look and see things that still need doing to the mountains. Not big things just a few tweaks, a five minute job that will take two to three hours to do.

This also means I'm re-thinking the tree line slightly as I've spotted in my minds eye some detail at the tree, mountain interface area that will help profile some figures in the near foreground.

The picture in my imagination is still sharp and clear and I'm looking forward to working on the figures and horses in the foreground. Although that is farther away than I thought last night.

The most important thing I've learnt about creating my paintings is also true in life; keep focused on your end goal but remain flexible in your approach to achieve it.