Picasso Picasso

Jason got home very late from work last night or really early this morning and so instead of going back to sleep, I started my day and headed to the gym. Yesterday, I wrote about feeling in a rut and not knowing how to get myself inspired. As I left Trader Joes yesterday afternoon, I picked up a copy of the LA times left on top of the newsstand- a little gift from God. Viola, on the front page of the Calendar section was an article of Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust" selling at a record high 104 million dollars. I felt inspired!

For the past couple of weeks, I had been meaning to do a set of Picasso inspired Little Girls and here it was. I immediately got out my sketch book and sketched it out. Today I will work on tracing the image and putting it onto the canvas. I must get started and back on track. I must!

The piece to the left is titled 'She Plays Guitar.' It is Picasso inspired. I remember taking an art class in college and having to do a copy of a famous artist's painting. I choose Picasso, but I don't remember the title of the piece and I can't seem to find it anywhere. We were instructed to not only do an opposite color palete of the piece, but also a black and white piece that would capture the tones. The professor said I had chosen a challenging one; I completed both pieces and received A's. I felt so proud. Unfortunately, both those pieces were lost while moving from NYC and SF.

I wonder if they ended up in the trash or if they are hanging on someones walls, I hope the latter.

Cheers!