Liberty of the Charms~

Liberty of the Charms
Originally uploaded by A Broken Flame

Here is my very first 100% finished painting. I'm still happy regardless of it being so-so. I always take pride on my every firsts -Lolz. Did this piece within 4 days, dang I can only paint after work. I wish I have more free time to do stuff that I want. I want a straightforward one for my first piece. Simple theme, subject and color. Now I already want a slice of complication, depth in meaning, more layers of colors in my coming works.

Acrylic on Canvas
12" x 12"

Since I don't have any background with painting at all, I needed

to rely on the internet for those how to's in acrylic painting. I'm

thankful that information is just on our fingertips nowadays.

Still, I wish I took up Fine arts in college. I must have lots of good artist friends

already by now if I had taken that course.

After days of researching, I got to know many stuff! Like what

gesso means, what makes a canvas primed and even how to

stretch a watercolor paper. Man! who would have thought

watercolor papers need to be soaked for best performance! 

Still, I'm leaving the learning of coloring to myself. I wanted

those techniques to be discovered by the painter within me.

woo hohoho-!

It's been so long since I last was able to give time to art, and it

is so refreshing to have a finished piece. I know my art

still has a massive room for improvement. Too many to learn,

too many to improve. I need to coup up with those many years

wasted. I 'm currently working for 8 hours, sleeping for the rest

of the day and 0 free time at all!! I hate my current routine. I

wish I can just give my whole day to drawing. Sadly I can't, I

need my job, and I'll be dead if I wont sleep. Literally dead. Geez

I'm just sick.