
100/100 in the Can
I finished it! One of those 100 day Instagram projects done and dusted. I decided to use this project to experiment with gouache – one of those things I had in my stash but had never used. As you can see on the left, a little gouache goes a long way. I started with full tubes, and 100 mini-paintings later I still have most of it left, so while it was a success in term of experimentation and persistence, it didn’t do much to empty out my art closet.
Part two of the stash busting mission was also kind of a bust. I have a huge stack of report covers from back in the day when every consulting report was printed out over and over again. The paper quality is great, and one side is blank, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to recycle. The printed sides were all painted purple, my numerology color the the year 2022, and I cut 100 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 pieces. It worked great, but the stack of report covers doesn’t seem to have diminished by much.
As a learning experience, though, the whole thing was a great success. Working with the size and medium and color scheme parameters I set myself allowed me to learn a lot about what I feel drawn to create and how to work with the gouache – not nearly as uncontrollable and more luscious colors.
Having said that, I’m not inclined to keep going with this one, but after a break I think I’ll pick another goal, maybe a 30 day one this time, starting in June.