SUNDAY NOV.29

"The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop, at late or early hour. Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with a will. Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still."

PAINTING  AT  MASON JAR SATURDAY.

A  VERY NICE  DAY OF  PAINTING WITH  FRIENDS.
 

WE  WERE  TREATED  LIKE  ROYALTY BY THE  MASON JAR  STAFF AND  OWNER.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
MARGARET   EDMISTON, VINCE  DIPERI, JOYCE  CUSICK, AND  MOI
 

PAINTING  WITH  FRIENDS  MAKES  GOOD  MEMORIES.

AND  MEMORIES  ARE  THE  ONLY  TREASURES  WORTH KEEPING.

NOV.23 MONDAY

THIS  IS AN OIL PAINTING OF A  TREE  IN CEDAR  KEYS.. THE  MASSIVE  OAK SEEMS TO BE  SEVERAL TREES  THAT   GREW  IN ONE  SPOT.  THE  AFTERNOON SUN WAS  BOUNCING  OFF THE  WATER   . THE HOT AFTERNOON MADE  IT  SO DIFFICULT TO PAINT  FOR  ANY AMOUNT OF TIME .. I DID  THIS  MOSTLY FROM THE  SKETCHES AND THE PHOTOS. I LIKE TO PAINT  WITH WATERCOLOR WHEN THE  SUN COMES  THROUGH THE  TREES AND  IS  THIS  LOW . HOWEVER , I WANTED  TO TRY OIL PAINT. IT  NEEDS  A  LOT OF  WORK STILL.  THE   SULTRY AFTERNOON WAS  MORE   MY GOAL THAN  ANY THING ELSE.

THURSDAY OCT 19TH SWISS GUARD

I SEE THAT  THE  HANDS  ARE  TOO SMALL.. THEY SHOULD BE THE  SAME  LENGTH AS THE  FACE.

FUNNY ,,, THE  WAY  TAKING A  PICTURE   MAKES  YOU SEE THE  ERRORS.. SO  MUCH CLEARER.

STAY TUNED  TO SEE  THE  FINISH  OF  THIS  ONE.

WILL TRY TO SHOW  PAINTINGS  AT  MASON JAR  SATURDAY AFTER  THANKSGIVING.

AGAIN I WILL TRY TO SHOW  THINGS  PEOPLE  HAVE NOT  SEEN IN OTHER  SHOWS,,

I HAVE  ALSO BEEN PAINTING  ON A BACK--NO  FRONT  DROP TO A  NATIVITY SCENE..

TUESDAY

THIS  WILL BE THE  LESSON FOR  OAKRUN THIS  MORNING..

THIS  WAS THE  PASTEL LESSON YESTERDAY..

ON TOP OF THE  WORLD  FROM AVELON PRODUCES THE  BEST  SKIES..

 LOOK AT THIS  ONE..

THERE  IS  A  PAINTING HERE...

MONDAY OCT. 16 PAST PAINTINGS

STILL LIFE  OF  GRAMOPHONE

LORRAINE'S MUSIC..

IRISH MONTAGE..

WOULD  LIKE  TO DO MORE  OF THESE  THEMATIC.

I WANT TO TRY MY SUBJECTS.. IN A  MORE  INOVATIVE  WAY.

I TOOK THE  PICTURES

FOR THIS  IN CAMBRIDGE MA WHEN KAREN AND  PAUL LIVED  THERE.

THIS  IS  PALETTE  KNIFE.. I LIKE THE  LOOSE-NESS...IS THIS A  WORD?

TODAY  , I NEED TO PLAN TOMORROW'S  LESSON.MORE  LATER..

OCT14

COFFEE HOUSE STARBUCKS BUMMER

I DROVE WITH MY PAINTINGS  AND  MY EASELS  TO DOWNTOWN OCALA LAST  NIGHT.

THE MANAGER WAS  QUITE  CASUAL ABOUT  WHERE  I WAS   TO SET  UP. AS  I BEGAN , I REALIZED , THERE  WAS  LESS SPACE THAN I HAD  ANTICIPATED  .. AND  I COULD  ONLY PUT  UP 6 PAINTINGS.. AT  BEST .. I FELT  LIKE I WAS A  HAZARD... I BECAME AS  NERVOUS AS  A LONG TAILCAT  IN A  ROOM FULL OF  ROCKERS. I SO WANTED  TO SHOW  MY REALLY BIG PAINTINGS..I SPENT  MONEY ON NEW  EASEL SYSTEM..

FOR THE  FRIENDS  WHO DID  COME.. I WAS  DISAPPOINTED  FOR THEM.. THEY DROVE  QUITE  A  DISTANCE AT  NIGHT.. AND  HAD  TO ALSO CONTEND  WITH ANOTHER  RANTING  FROM ANOTHER  EXAMPLE OF  THE OCALA  POLITICS.

I AM QUITE  DISCOURAGED.

BUT  EVER  SO THANKFUL  FOR THE  FRIENDS  WHO  BRAVED  THE  NIGHT  TO COME.

THERE  WAS  AN OPENING  FOR A GALLERY IN BELLVIEW  THAT  TOOK A

NUMBER  OF  PEOPLE  AWAY.. AND  THE  PLAY HERE  AT  OTOW.

I AM REALLY GLAD  NOT  MORE  PEOPLE  TRAVELED  TO SEE MY LITTLE  SHOW.. IN THAT  I COULD  ONLY SHOW  SUCH A  SMALL NUMBER  OF  PAINTINGS..

Art of Horse Racing: Reception Pics

Art of Horse Racing: Reception Pics

THURSDAY NOV. 12

MY NEXT  EXERCISE  IN FUTILITY..

AN ART  SHOW  AT  A  STARBUCKS TOMORROW  AFTERNOON.. I QUOTE  HENRI ,ROBERT

THE  BIG PAINTER IS ONE WHO HAS SOMETHING TO SAY. HE  THUS DOES NOT PAINT  MEN,LANDSCAPE, OR  FURNITURE BUT AN IDEA.I WANTED  TO CAPTURE THE  BRIGHTNESS THAT  THE  SUN MADE THE  CLOTHES.. I WANTED  TO PAINT  PEOPLE  DOING  SOMETHING.

HENRI SAID  "PRETEND YOU ARE  DANCING  OR  SINGING  YOUR  PAINTING."

NOV 1,2009 SUNDAY

I CAN SEE MORE THAT  NEEDS TO BE  DONE.. HER  KNEE CAN ALMOST  BE  SEEN UNDER THE  DRESS.. I WANT TO USE   OTHER  PHOTOS  I HAVE  THAT  SHOW  HER  FEET.

THE  PLANTS  NEED TO COME  DOWN..

I AM NOT A  CRAFT  PERSON.. WILL NOT  TRY TO DO THAT  GIG..

AGAIN

IT  HIT  ME  THAT  YOU CAN'T  BEAT  A  DEAD  HORSE..

I MET  A N ARTIST  WHILE  I WAS PAINTING THE  WINDOWS WHO IS  LOSING  HER SIGHT.. AND  STILL WANTS  TO PRODUCE  ART..I HAVE  THOUGHT  AND  THOUGHT.. ABOUT HER..AND  I HOPE  SHE  COMES  TO OUR  ART  GROUP.. I WOULD LOVE TO  DO CLAY SCULPTURES 

PERHAPS...

AND  THEN ANOTHERARTIST    WHO HAS  THE  BEGINNINGS  OF  PARKINSON...

HER  ADVICE  .. PAINT  WHILE  YOU CAN..

I DO ,LADIES..

I DO..