Art Snob

Oh no.

It's true.

I.

Am an art snob.

Not in the sense that I'm a know-it-all when it comes to painters, styles, or techniques, but in the sense that I can't seem to get myself to pay money for something I can make myself.

Unfortunately, I believe myself capable of making quite a lot. Which makes shopping pretty difficult...and to do lists never ending.

I went out today, to run some errands. One thing I really wanted to do was purchase some pretty fabric to stretch over a canvas as a temporary fix until I paint what I want to paint on it. I thought I had found the perfect fabric online...but I got my stores confused. I called JoAnne's (though they weren't even sure if they had what I was looking for), and ended up at Hancocks. I hadn't remembered the right store. Oh well. I had fun looking around, and was waffling between two possibilities. Once I narrowed it down to one, I couldn't justify spending money on the fabric because I could easily paint something similar...so, I left without the fabric I had hoped for, and with the original idea I had...just slightly modified to be a simpler painting until I can complete the one I really want to.

Enter Hobby Lobby. I bought four cans of spray primer, four cans of Rust-Oleum's American Accents Colonial Red for an upcoming project (hopefully I'll get to it tomorrow - I've got to get my projects done and sorted so we can keep clearing out this house!), two foam boards for painting something cool on, a picture for our guest room, and two jumbo frames (I mean, HUGE) for super cheap!

We just finished eating supper, and it is my full intention (after completing a few things I absolutely MUST do) to complete some art projects tonight, and finally get started on some others.

Perhaps I'll earn my right to my snobbery. We shall see.