Painting Without My Brain Turned On

I was practice painting at home today. I had a cup of tea sitting at the table with me and, you guessed it, wet my brush in my cup of tea. I didn't realize it at first, until I looked in my cup and there was a swirl of blue.



What silly things have you done while painting?

While jamming in a friend's kitchen - three of us, all drinking G&Ts - I inadvertently used my G&T for rinsing my brush, I was painting and drinking not realizing it... then noticed my G&T was well, coffee coloured... tasted fine and it sanitized my brushes!!

Have been trying to figure out how to make it work on the job, as it were!

I've started painting something, then halfway through the base, I've forgotten what it was I'm supposed to be painting. But then again, I suffer from short-term memory loss and periods of confusion. Or am I normal?

Sounds normal to me : ) but I am a mom of four so it isn't unusual for me to start heading somewhere in the house to get/do something done and forget when I get there what i was doing...... gahhh!!

Erm...Wyndy - I do the same thing, and I'm not a mom!

I've auto-piloted on balloons before, too, haha.

We should make signs that warn against the dangers of leaving one's drink by our paints

I did it today. I forgot my disney ID at home so drove their after my first job. Decided since Im home I'll just change into costume at home. Well tonight when I was off, I headed straight to the locker rooms and spent 10 minutes trying several locks, trying to figure out which locker I had stuffed my clothes into. Then I realized, oh I changed at home today.

OC, you work at Disney? Do you paint there or something else? I was "Merchantainment" in Fantasyland in Orlando for a summer a few years ago. The mouse is a tough boss, huh?

As for painting without my brain, I do a lot of things without turning my brain on so it's nothing I get too surprised about when I do something silly.

Shannon, you could always substitute your face painting water with clear liquor...and then assure the clients that EVERY face painter serious about their craft must taste test the water periodically to be sure it is still usable, for the client's protection of course...

Hmm... might work with vodka but the gin does smell like gin...

Well, it looks like I'm in good company!

I think it is just part of being human!!!!
Many people here refer to it as a "brain fart"......LOL

I can't tell you how many times I've painted a face with coke/coffee/apple juice etc. I just carry on and laugh with the parents and assure them that the paint is safe to eat and the liquid is safe to wear...LOL This usually only happens at the end of a 12 hr festival day LOL Glad I'M not the only one LOL
I've also gotten a request at the end of a long day for something slightly out of the norm like a hamster or something and find that I accidentally paint a cat...a quick swish to change the shape of the ears and the child LOVES it LOL It just shows that we are our own worst critics LOL

Yep, work at disney in attractions. I work star tours. Its exactly the same as the one in florida. Getting excited though that its going to be redone soon.

It' exactly why I only drink from bottles with lids at gigs.

How about... I've started to paint Spidey... and put red on the eyes!! Oops!

Shannon Fennell wrote:How about... I've started to paint Spidey... and put red on the eyes!! Oops!

Me too...poor Spiderman had a nasty case of PinkEye that day!

I have lifted up my rinse water to take a drink rather than my bottled water. Thankfully have realized before taking a swig.

First post here, hi all!

Welcome to the group, Liz! I've often wondered what my rinse water tastes like (NOT my festival rinse water, my own from practicing).

I swiped my rainbow cake the wrong way and ended up making a brown rainbow! Niiiiiiice Had to tell the kid that the purple didn't come out very well so I needed to redo it! lol

Have you ever put a brush in your mouth the wrong way? I have
Went to put the end of the brush in my mouth, to hold while I grabbed another, and whoops there goes the bristles in my teeth. Gotta say it doesn't taste bad, not good either, but maybe a little bit chalky lol

I think I actually do it more often then not. Everytime there is my drink next to my rinse water I dip in my drink.....especialy if it's tea. I could handle it if it was every so often but nearly everytime? I'm such a klutz.
It makes it better knowing I'm not alone in shmutzing up my fluids!
- Shannon got me thinking.... I don't actualy drink alcohol but perhaps it would help my painting if I had a drink or two....hmmmm.... would help my confidence, but is it one of those things where you think it looks great through your beer googles and then when you see the pic's the next day you're like 'what....the....?"

JBax wrote:I've started painting something, then halfway through the base, I've forgotten what it was I'm supposed to be painting. But then again, I suffer from short-term memory loss and periods of confusion. Or am I normal?

Good heavens, Jennifer, for years I had that too and feel for you - its soo frustrating when I'm painting and forget where I'm going with it or how the design goes.

I pass it off as a senior moment but these moments are coming all tooo often!!!

Must be somethin' in the water....

Speaking of which, the MOST common thing artists do is use their drink for brush cleaning, which is why my coffee is in a covered travel cup, the safest drinking container for artists ; )


Susan