Day 1 - 30 paintings in 30 days

Acrylic and Ink on Canvas Board by Gina Barry

Day 1:  Which end is up?

My first painting of this next 30 days, from a 5 paintings series. 

I am trying to use what I have, and i had a bunch of old half-painted canvas boards, 8" x 10". They were portraits of sorts from a college project that I didn't use. So I painted over them this morning - keeping the general shapes that were already there. 

Then I had to work today (darn it). 

Tonight, during Mira's homework time, I started the drawing process. Still trying to find the perfect pen for drawing on a ruff canvas panel covered in paint. This is not an easy thing to find.  I used a new type of pen for this. They are supposed to be archival and light fast and pigment ink. We shall see. I like them but they didn't last long and I found myself writing on paper to get them going again. I may have to break my goal of not buying anything new in this 30 days - as I may have worn them out with this one painting.

Anyway, 
I am working abstract for these days. What do you see?
Is this still a portrait?
or did it become a landscape?
or a microscopic view? 

You decide.

I am super excited about this series. 

1 down 29 to go...
(giddy)

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