Sticks and stones may break my balls, but being a household name never hurt anyone.

so, what can I say, that I haven't said already.

I am milking my previous failures for all they are worth.
And if you look at the earnings on these posts you can see graphically how much they are worth.

I think I may disable payment on my posts into the future.
It may be the only way to carry on with dignity

This is day seven, day eight and day nine, crossing the halfway point, although I didn't realise it at the time.

I started this group (no break of course, just day after day) feeling good but I can see the violet one cost me a sleepless night and just a little bit more burned

I have previously posted an artist's statement for these works

and the first three in the series

and the next three in the series, four to six

So, here are the third group of three stones, and the texts as posted on the day in Saatchi.

I haven't edited the texts from there, just a couple of typos that I caught after all this time.
Links to each work on saatchiart.com in title under the main image for the work

Day seven

scotty's stone daily 117, 28 feb 2017
Scott Hollingsworth
Spain
Painting
Size: 34 H x 24 W x 0.2 cm
Ships in a cardboard box

Painting: Watercolor and Acrylic on Paper and Cardboard.

feeling a bit more cheerful today about the prospect, although this is quite probably the least successful to date.
Nice way to round out week one!
I must admit it is a challenging chip of stone, pink stone with veins of broken quartz. Proved very difficult to represent in monochrome, and perhaps more so in green.
So many more chances I will have to get it right, but if I am going to post one a day, the failures will have to go up too.
Windsor and Newton Artists Watercolour, Cobalt Green on acrylic gesso on coloured art card. My unpainting technique.
life goes on

Keywords: quartz, realism, piedra, still life, cobalt green, Windsor and Newton, sds, ssd, stone chip

Subjects: Nature

Styles: Figurative, Realism, Documentary, Conceptual, Fine Art

Mediums: Watercolor, Acrylic

Day eight

scotty's stone daily 118, 1 mar 2017
Scott Hollingsworth
Spain
Painting
Size: 34 H x 24 W x 0.2 cm
Ships in a cardboard box

Painting: Watercolor and Acrylic on Paper and Cardboard.

here we are, into the second week already. I'm afraid that my keyboard is dying and writing this is almost beyond my limits.

day eight of the pointless pebble portraits project. Titan negro carbón (Lamp Black) on acrylic gesso on coloured art card.

I hope the viewer can feel the pointlessness swelling over them, but possibly I am a bit premature in this desire.

Keywords: pebble, ppp, realism, shadow, piedra, still life, sds, ssd, lamp black, minimalism

Subjects: Nature

Styles: Figurative, Fine Art, Documentary, Realism, Conceptual

Mediums: Watercolor, Acrylic

Day nine

scotty's stone daily 119, 2 mar 2017
Scott Hollingsworth
Spain
Painting
Size: 34 H x 24 W x 0.2 cm
Ships in a cardboard box

Painting: Watercolor and Acrylic on Paper and Cardboard.

this one is probably a new high in lows. :) took all night, literally and the result is probably the weakest link in the chain so far. But the chain is there, weak links and all.
Now nine days in a row.
But an important thing was learned. Windsor Violet isn't 'unpainting' material. As I suspected, but I did my test on my test piece and it seemed perfect. Surprisingly. But then I started the actual work and found that the pigment stained very strongly, and cannot be properly 'unpainted'
Also means that my test sheet isn't a valid test. There is some unknown difference between the surface of same and the prepared surface of the final sheets.
these are the things one learns. Will come in handy when I actually start the pointless pebble portrait project.
Remember that this is still a test. And I am being found wanting, but I am not discouraged. Or something like that.
Windsor and Newton artists watercolours Windsor Violet on acrylic gesso on coloured Art card.
Needs framing under glass for display.

Keywords: pebble, purple, pppp, pointlessism, piedra, violet, Windsor and Newton, Windsor Violet, roca rock, drawing stone

Subjects: Nature

Styles: Realism, Figurative, Fine Art, Documentary, Conceptual

Mediums: Watercolor, Acrylic

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