I think one of my new painting mantras should be “when in doubt, stencil it out.” I combined many stencils for this painting. My motto for this painting definitely has to be “it’s all about the Benjamins!” Those century notes in the corners were only possible thanks to stenciling. I can scarcely paint something that looks half way decent the first time around, much less four times.
In the opening scene of this chapter of The Adventures of Infinity & Negativa, the twins argue about being an entrepreneur versus being an employee. Negativa’s argument is that they learned all the economics they needed as strippers. Infinity’s argument is no matter how a woman makes money, she has to be the boss.
This painting marks the 2/3rds point in the series. My deadline is to complete the rest of them before the weather’s too cold to go on the balcony and paint. Some days, that seems like a reasonable expectation. Yet, recently other things have taken attention away from painting, delaying my prepping of the 17th painting. Just a hiccup, I’m sure. The remaining eight paintings are going to be a bit more challenging. At least I already have the stock photos I need in order to sketch out the scenes. I’m especially eager to use more stenciling since it improves the overall aesthetic quality of the canvas.