Another 7 Miles

I ran 7 miles this morning. It is my plan  to run 7 miles Thursday & Friday and then run 17 miles on Saturday. This a big week for my marathon training. The race is just 6 weeks away and I want to be in the best shape I can be both mentally & physically. Tough training has to be done now.  

Drawing & Painting

With all of the painting items I've purchased over the past few days, I ended up going outside yesterday and worked on a landscape drawing. The whole idea for  me is to become prolific with my visual art. Drawing & painting I hope become a balance for me. Since painting is new medium I plan to be more abstract with my approach and get more familiar with it. Drawing tends to be the focus of realism. Seeing what is front of me and interpreting it on paper. Finished art products are receipts for the creative works you've done.

Easel

Bought an easel today for painting. It's made out of wood and is a bit fragile. I want to use it when I'm outside for landscapes. It should do the trick since I'm starting out. If I become more advanced with painting then I might get a metal easel. I saw one in the Art Supply store today. Time for my art to imitate my life.

Good Start

This morning has been a good start to my training week. I went out and ran 7 miles this morning. It was cooler outside and there wasn't the humidity that has been around this Summer. This will be a big week of training along with either a long run or bicycle ride this Saturday. It all depends on what I feel like doing. The marathon training continues.

Birth

For the first time I painted with the art supplies purchased from the other day. I used 5 different oil paints and put them on my new palette. Then I went at it in the style of Peter Max circa 1989. I titled the painting BIRTH. It was fun and I find it a nice break from drawing. I do feel like I can strike a good balance between the 2 mediums. Keep creating!

Monday Colors

                                        


                                                                                
                                                     

Painting

Stopped by the Art Supply store a couple of day ago with all intentions of buying 11" X 14" Bristol Paper. They didn't have any. So instead I purchased at start up Oil Painting kit. It's been my hope to take up brush along with the pencil. It is a whole different medium. Using colors like Burnt Sienna and Ultramarine Blue are fun. So different from drawing in so many ways. With pencil you don't have the flexibility with colors. On the other hand, painting takes more preparation. I'll have to get involved with pastels at some point. Living in the art world.