The Thursday Scrape

Welcome to the Thursday Scrape. Every week, I'll share a short, honest look into my life, my painting process, and the challenges of being an artist. And I’d also love to hear from you—what are you curious about?

-SCRAPE-

Before my first coffee of the day, this is what I found myself doing—scraping away an entire painting. Erasing all of my work in a few quick movements. This series is all about my inspirations, and you'd think painting straight from the heart would be easy, but with each brushstroke, I felt the weight of my own expectations. 

Last week’s Waterfall Woman set the bar high, and my latest attempt, inspired by the forest, felt unexciting in comparison to that lady. She stared at me as I painted, telling me that something was missing in this new piece. So… SCRAPE!

Waterfall Woman

I promised myself five paintings by April, but I won’t show anything I’m not completely happy with, and I would like to stay true to the spirit of this series, which is to paint only from my heart. Who knows—maybe there will be three, maybe five paintings, but I'll keep you posted next Thursday as I figure it out.

For now, it's back to the easel. Let’s hope today’s painting fares better than yesterday’s!