boo boo

Trauma in the studio this week: my large 'Blooming Pains II' had an accident and got a bad boo boo.

I was putting the final touches on the painted sides of the painting. I had it leaning on my work table while I walked away to get something important (at least I hope it was important). 

I jumped when I heard a loud bang! 


 Like a gruesome scene from the 'Tales from the E.R.' show, the post from this soon to be discarded studio chair was sticking right through my painting. My first reaction was complete horror and disbelief. I sat on the studio floor trying not to panic or cry. 

I didn't have the presence of mind to photograph the scene of the accident. I pushed the pieces back in place and this was the result on the front. 









This was the back of the wood panel. 

I decided to try spackling it with acrylic molding compound. 







After it dried I sanded it down.

I painted over the patch but it still didn't look right so I laid tissue paper over it and painted over that layer...much better.

The result was an area at the bottom of the piece that had a bit more texture than it did the day before. Not bad for an art major who never went to med school! 

Brings a whole new meaning to this painting's title, "Blooming Pains II".