The Art & Poetry of Mary Coleman

I have decided to do another Bosch study because I need something relaxing to do. The abstract stuff is really getting me stressed out. I’ll still do it every day (I did one drawing today and also wrote my daily poem), but I also need something that I can enjoy…

This poem and drawing are based off a TV program that really stuck with me called Midnight Mass. It’s about a priest who is turned into a vampire and thinks that he has been given a gift from God and needs to give that gift to all in his parish…

Today I did my first drawing and I titled it “because we must” based on the daily poem I wrote today (but I am keeping that one private). It’s a little less abstract than I had hoped, figures crept in, but it’s still a lot looser than I’m accustomed to.…

Today I worked on the head and finished the painting. I also tweaked the sweatshirt a little bit and the hand. Overall I’m pretty happy with it. It will go in the March show at Splendorporium along with the painting I did last month. Now that I’m finished with this…

I didn’t do any art today because I had worked the last 4 days and I need to take a break from the Ritalin. If I take it every day, it will stop working so I need to have days every week where I don’t take it. My psychiatrist gave…

Today I worked on the torso and arm of the boy. It took a lot longer than I anticipated so I only got a little bit done. The hand was really hard and most of the time was spent trying to get that looking right. Now I’m thinking it will…

Today I worked on the legs of the little boy. They weren’t too difficult and it didn’t take me very long to finish them. At this rate I should only need two more days to finish the entire figure maybe even one day. Once I’m done with this painting I’ll…

Today I finished the left suited figure. The face shield was tricky to render but I think I got it looking alright. Now that I’m done with the plastic suits I can tackle a normally clothed person with skin showing. Sometimes skin is really tricky to do in acrylic because…

Today I finished the torso, it didn’t take very long to do but I wanted to divide the work of finishing this figure between today and tomorrow because otherwise I might get a little intimidated by the task. I can only paint for short periods, even with Ritalin. Eventually I…

Today I worked on the arm of the left suited figure. It was particularly tricky. The little bit of glove that’s showing looks wonky but maybe that will improve after I paint in the boy’s sweatshirt and the rest of the yellow suit that surrounds it. Overall I’m not unhappy…

Today I did some abstract drawing. It was really hard as I haven’t worked without a picture or tried to do something that isn’t figurative or representational in a long, long time. I didn’t feel like sharing my work today because it’s so bad right now. I’m only beginning so…

Today I worked on the legs of the left suited figure and finished them. I have three more days to finish this person which should be adequate. Next week I will tackle the boy being held up between the two men. Then I should be done with the painting in…