Yay!
I am doing it. Just painting for amigos/ familia right now. Practicing. Getting used to the paint and different surfaces.
If you never painted you should know paint colours dry different speeds. Yellow oil paint takes forever..and I ruined many a painting from lacking patience.
I would try to hurry it and blend the colours and would end up with mud and gray and well not what I wanted.
Here I have to deal with heat, not just outside heat..heat coming from the kitchen..and well when it is open I have to move.
So all sorts of issues I didn't think about and it is good to do a test run. Check out all the variables so you can try to address them and minimizes them.
I painted a lovely mermaid at the Posada, then started at El Caracol Restaurante. It is on the beach in Zipolite.
It is at the far end near Playa del Amor. It is actually on Calle del Amor. And right at the corner of the entrance to the beach at that end. Shambhala is at the opposite end for your reference.
The sunsets are gorgeous here.
Anyways since it is called The Shell. - El Caracol I thought it need a BIG SHELL. So I painted one. It gave me grief.
I should have flipped it up. It still needs white and gold. Almost there. Learned alot! White gives me grief..here..it is slow to dry sometimes and to fast others
I painted 2 more mural before that. Quickies but one I just detested. They all liked it..or kindly lied😁
If you don't like it..and you have really tried..paint over it.
Start fresh..it has to bevfun.It is ok if it is hard but it is solving the challenges and ending up with something you love. Something you are happy to say yes..I painted that.
Especially when you have critics. And you will. Everyone is a critic and you will be surprised..the people you live the most will say tge darnest things or nothing at all😜😉
But you be your own critic..do your best..move on..practice and you will improve because you learn from your mistakes..hopefully😁😉
That is what I did. Working on a lovely octopus.
Then going to doing some small things by the bathroom before I do a big one one the street
This is good because by then I will really know my paints and the variables much better.
You know every time you use new paints and whatever material..each react different and you have to learn it so you can make it work for you. Takes time.
Everything takes time. Right?
Patience. Everytime I come to Mexico I feel I am being taught patience. It is difficult because the so called Cdn culture is Hurry up and wait!
Anyways here are a few pics but check out my instagram and other social media links. I have new prof insta..got to add link ZipolitazArtworkz
Shoot..will add pics later..doing this from phone..havent figured out how to add them.
