Portlandia, I'm Coming

Ah, on Saturday I'm boarding a plane to Portland Oregon, the city I was born in.

I adore Portland, it's a city full of passion. Passion for food, passion for art and passion for music. And.. beards, plaid, tattoos, recycling, and "putting birds on stuff". Portlandia, I'm coming, just you wait!

Before I leave I have been working on my Sister painting, or Taste The Rainbow painting. I'm absolutely STOKED about how well it's coming along.

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Sarah Bosserman

Sleeping in a Floaty-Soft-Place



Here's what I'm thinking.

All of my literary and artistic heroes were early risers and know for working hard all day. I've found that I don't work like that. All my best painting is late at night, I can't stand painting in the "wee morning hours".

Today I tried to imitate Hemingway's vigorous work routine by painting this morning.

It was torture!! I just can't focus, I need to be alone when I paint. Mornings are filled with people running out for work, or hanging out half the day, or lawn guys firing up leaf blowers. Afternoons here are filed with the "lovely" voices of children shrieking in what I can only guess is an epic game of tag. By dinner time my family is back, and it's not until everyone has gone to bed that I feel able to paint, and paint I do.

I guess what I'm saying is that every creative person has their own schedule, a "magic" time of the day. My time is from 9-11 at night roughly. Anyways, this is what I've accomplished tonight.

Not much, but I'll paint more after uploading this. My biggest fear is to lose track of time and forget to post everyday! Thank God it hasn't happened yet! ^_^

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Sarah Bosserman

Live and Learning

So after dragging my feet all day, I forced myself to pencil sketch the girl's outline.I hate, hate, hate pre-sketching. Yes, it's all part of the process, and yes I will be grateful for it later on.. but this is the least enjoyable part for me. So I did it really fast, and sort of messy.

Live and learn right? Live now, learn.... uh..  later.

Honestly though, for this painting, which will take many weeks, I can always fine tune it later. But now I've (quickly) moved into the color blocking stage. My favorite. Here I can figure out the flow and feeling.

 My painting style works like a paint by numbers, horrific sounding but let me explain. I paint in the light tones first, with shadows, then I lay on the carefully picked flesh tones, and fabric tones by sight, methodicaly. First I sculpt it, then I paint it and the light tones act as a guide.

So that's how I work, hope I explained it clearly.

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Sarah Bosserman



Happy Sad

Sometimes, I here something, see something so beautiful, that I can't help but get this knot in my stomach. A sweet aching pain, that odd as it feels, I wish would last forever. A happy sad. I don't like to share my feelings with people, but I'm trying hard to remedy that. I want to share my art without obstructions, that includes the emotions that drive me to create. I want to be honest to you all.

This is a light warmth/cold study of my sister. My sister and I are, as juvenile as it sounds, best friends. I trust her with every thought I have, and my new sweater to wear. She is so full of courage and compassion, ready to be an ear to anyone who needs help. Sometimes I can't help but be distant, and she always knows how to make me human again.

This painting is dedicated to her, fitting as she is the subject.

My vision is of soft colors, light that holds her, both cold and warm.

From her rosy hands to the soft billowing skirt around her ankles, I hope it all comes together on the 4 foot by 2 foot canvas.

I want the painting to have that happy sad feeling.

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Sarah Bosserman

Miss Sarah's Peculiar Drawing

Today I bought the book Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, and I adore it! It's a New York Times Best Seller, ands full of clever writing.

I'm enjoying it so much, that I decided to draw the character on the book cover.

And, yes, she is floating.

How peculiar..

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Sarah Bosserman



Sleeper

 

I drew out some concept art for my next paint since Space Man is almost finished.

It's going to be centered around a sleeping female figure. I used a pencil to sketch out her form in various posses, and I think I've picked my favorite.

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Sarah Bosserman

Curly Top & My Art In a Gallery!!

Today I went back to the Dallas Texas Museum of Art.

I saw Monets, Manets, Van Goghs, Renoirs, Matises, Edward Burn-Jones paintings, Henry Margarets, Picasos, and so much more! I'm so thankful that I now live in a city with such treasures.

After I finally collapsed in front of my fireside after a day of museum walking, I sketched this girl. I used a regular #2 pencil.

Today was also a big day aside from the museum.

I brought my huge 3'x3' painting of a girl (link to her Here) to a winery called Times Ten Cellars in Dallas to see If they were interested in showcasing it for sale. Well, to be perfectly honest, they loved it!

It's now hanging inside, up for sale!

Drop by if you're in the area :)

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Sarah Bosserman