3/6/2021 5:17:57 PM
Finding mold after one year of storage on some of my works that were not in a frame have left me having to learn a new skill, that of art restoration! I am lucky to have my small botanical illustration brushes with me so I can get into the nooks and crannies to brush off the mold, then I will have to re-apply some of the soft chalk pastels I had as final layer. I may even have to re-wet some of the area and re-apply some colour. Oh boy, well, looks like my next piece will have to wait a bit. I will definitely get these back into their well made frames I had done here in Bali to keep them safe and ready for the next showing later this year along with new works!
3/1/2021 5:30:25 PM
Back in Bali for most of 2021 I feel, it was a surprising twist of events to bring me here. After my 4 month stint in Maui where I once again was thinking to settle for longer than that, things have taken a turn to bring me home here. I have 4 paintings here that have been in various homes while I've been gone, and one gallery, but as I gather my belongings and re-establish myself here, I look forward to seeing what new works I create! After selling the 3 pieces I did in Maui on a larger scale than normal, I'm wondering how my new condensed size will reflect that. At 16" x 20" they are more conducive to being packed in a portfolio and put in bottom of suitcase as I roam. With so much abundance in the fruit and floral life here I have no lack of choices.
I move into my old pad end of this week and am happily settled for now in a temp place next door but do look forward to setting up my mini-art studio here and continuing on my artistic journey of S.E. Asia at this time!
