THURSDAY DEC 23

LAST  PICTURE  OF  MURAL.

THIS  HAS  CONSUMED  TIME AND  ENERGY.

DRIVING  TO

ORLANDO AND  IN  AND  AROUND  TOOK ITS  TOIL.

I DID  PAINT ON MY CRUISE. 

THESE  TWO WORKS  HAVE  NOTHING IN COMMON. JUST  SOMETHING I FELT  LIKE  DOING..

THE  HARDER  YOU WORK THE  LUCKIER  YOU GET IS  ADVICE  FROM AN ARTIST.  I AM READING  THIS   BOOK WHERE ARTIST   SHARED  THEIR  SUCCESS AND  FAILURE  STORIES.

FOR  THOSE  OF  YOU WHO DO LOOK AT  MY WORK HERE,,,, PLEASE  KNOW  THAT  I WILL GIVE UP MY WEBSITE ARTDROST .COM.  I AM IN THE  PROCESS OF MAKING  A  NEW  SITE WHERE  THE   ABILITY TO SEE THE  PAINTINGS  AND  THE  VIEW  OF THEM WILL BE  MORE  INTERESTING. I HOPE .

MONDAY NOV8TH

SEVERAL OF  THE  OPAP DID  GO TO MICONOPY IN SPITE OF THE  COLD WEATHER. AND  IT  WAS  COLD. BUT  WE  REALLY HAD  A  NICE  DAY OF PAINTING AND  TALKING  ART.

I DID  MAINSTREET ANTIQUE STORES , NANCY DID A  STORE  FRONT  AND I DID NOT  TAKE  MILLI'S  PICTURE BECAUSE  OF  NOT  KNOWING  WHERE  SHE  WAS PAINTING UNTIL WE  HAD  STOPPED  FOR  LUNCH.

THEN I STARTED  THIS  PAINTING OF  A  HOME . I WANTED  TO DO IT  SMALLER  AND  WITH MORE   FLORIDA  FOLAGE  AROUND IT. I  KNOW THIS IS  WHAT  I WANT TO DO AND  I STILL DO THE  LARGE  STRUCTURAL TO THE  ENDS OF THE  PAGE DRAWING.. AGGGGGG FRUSTRATION

THIS IS A  STILL LIFE  FOR TOMORROW'S PASTEL CLASS AT  OAKRUN. I WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE A CORNER  IN AN ATTIC  OR  PLAY ROOM  WITH  TOYS  SCATTERED HELTERSKELTER. I  BLOCKED IT  IN WITH OIL AND  TURP .  I WANT TO RECORD  THE  STEPS  I AM TAKING. STAY TUNED

NOV. 5THFRIDAY

LAST  BUT NOT  LEAST.

NOV.5

WE  ARE  SUPPOSED  TO PAINT  IN MICONOPY  TOMORROW.. BUT  THE  TEMPERATURE IS  PREDICTED TO BE IN THE  30'S.I AM GOING TO TRY ANYWAY.

PAINTING ON LOCATION IS  EXCITING.

MY ART  CLASS AT  MASTER THE  POSSIBILITIES  HAS  ENDED, I WAS  QUITE  PLEASED  WITH THE  EFFORTS  BY  STUDENTS.

THESE  ARE  SOME OF THE  SMALL "STUFF"I PLAN TO BRING TO ST.JOHN'S  NEXT  MONTH. THIS IS AN OIL PAINTING FROM PHOTOS  I TOOK AT  PEGGY'S  COVE IN CANADA.

THE  ROCK ANIMALS  ARE  FUN TO DO. KIDS  SEEMS TI  LIKE  THEM .

BUT  I ALSO HAD SOME  ADULTS INTERESTED  IN THEM  , TOO

SATURDAY CONTINUED

KATHY

SUE

SHARON NEWBURG IS THIS  MONTHS  DISPLAY CELEBRITY.

SATURDAY OCT 30

SHIRLEY  COE

POLLY

MORE  PEOPLE  SHOWED UP AT THE  ART GROUP FOR  OTOW.  SOME OF THE  WORKDS  PRODUCED  TODAY 

I USED  ACRYLIC ON CANVAS  TO PRODUCE  THIS  FROM A  PHOTO
I TOOK THREE  DAYS  AGOWHEN THE FOG  WAS  VERY  THICK. THE  SUN WAS  COMING THROUGH  A  SMALL  WOODED  AREA  ACROSS THE  STREET.

ALSO MONDAY CONTINUED

 DEC. 3RD, I WILL BE  AT  THE  ARTS AND  CRAFT  CHRISTMAS  SHOW  FOR  ST. JOHN VIANNEY WITH  SMALL PAINTINGS AND  MY ROCK ANIMALS

MONDAY OCT 25

DRAWING  CLASS CANCELLED. I AM DISAPPOINTED.  HOWEVER  , I DID  FIND  MYSELF  QUITE STRESSED TRYING TO PULL OFF FOUR  ART CLASSES  IN A  WEEKS  TIME.  THERE IS  ONE  MORE  ...THAT  IS  IN JEOPARDY ALSO.

I HAD  A  REALLY NICE  TIME  WITH THE  GROUP  THAT  DID  COME.

PERHAPS  SAYING   THAT  THE  DRAWING  WOULD  BE  HARDER  MATERIAL  WAS  NOT  GOOD  FOR  MARKETING. AH WELL I TRIED....

ON ANOTHER  NOTE.. I AM  PARTICIPATING  IN A  DRAWING  EXERCISE    AT  RED  SWAN ART  STORE.  A GROUP OF  ARTIST  ARE  MEETING  TO DRAW AND  OR  PAINT  FROM  A  LIVE  MODEL. THIS  IS  MY WORK FROM THERE:

I WANT TO UPLOAD  MORE  PICTURES, BUT  FOR WHATEVER  REASON , I AM NOT  ABLE...STRANGE..

ALSO , I HAVE  TAKEN  MYSELF  OFF OF  FACEBOOK.

TRYING AGAIN

OK IT IS  WORKING SORT  OF... SOME  IMAGES  WOULD  NOT  COME  UP.

THIS  IS THE  BEGINNERS  CLASS LAST  DAY SKETCHES. I HAD  THEM DRAW  ON BROWN PAPER WITH  CONTE  PENCILS.

MONDAY 17TH OF OCT.

LAST  WEEKS  DRAWING  CLASS WAS A  BOOST  TO MY EGO. THE  CLASSS WAS  SO APPRECIATIVE. WHAT  ENERGY YOU CAN  GET  FROM YOUR  CLASS.

THE  TRANSITION  FROM TEACHING  FOR  SO MANY YEARS  TO RETIREMENT  HAS  BEEN SOFTENED  SO MUCH  BY THIS  ABILITY TO TEACH ART. I GET  SO MUCH MORE  THAN I GIVE.

HERE  ARE  SOME OF THE  STUDENT'S  WORK.

AGGG  I WAS  SO EXCITED THAT  THIS  WAS  WORKING,, BUT  THERE  ARE  STILL GLICHES,,

CANNOT  UPLOAD  MORE.. STRANGE. IT  IS THE  REASON I AM NOT  WRITING  MORE  IN THE  BLOG.. TOO FRUSTRATING.

THURSDAY OCT14TH

MORE THAN ONE  PERSON HAS  ASKED  ME  TO  DO A  WATERCOLOR  CLASS.

THURSDAY

MASTER THE  POSSIBILITIES ART CLASS - DRAWING  WITH  PENCILS
HAS  BEEN QUITE A  BOOST  TO MY EGO. THEY CLASS IS  SO ENTHUSIASTIC AND  GOOD  SPIRITED. SHARING  KNOWLEDGE IS A GREAT WAY TO RECEIVE.
A  QUOTE  FROM 
THE  BOOK MEDITATIONS FROM THE  ARTIST  WAY
"AS  ARTIST , WE MUST  LEARN TO BE  SELF - NOURISHING. WE  MUST BECOME ALERT ENOUGH  TO CONSCIOUSLY REPLENISH OUR  CREATIVE RESOURCES AS  WE  DRAW ON THEM-TO RESTOCK THE  TROUT POND ,AS TO SPEAK. I CALL THIS  PROCESS FILLING  THE  WELL.

OAK RUN HAS  BEEN A  GREAT CLASS ALSO.

ACRYLIC AND  OIL  CLASS  IS  DOING  FLOWERS.
PASTEL  IS  DOING  PORTRAITS.

SUNDAY OCT 3

AHH  COOLER  WEATHER. AND  the  OPAP PAINTERS MET  AT  SHALOM PARK SATURDAY.

WE  ENJOYED  THE  COOL BREEZE AND  SUNSHINE,

I AM PAINTING THIS IN PASTEL. IT IS  A  SECTION OF  SHALOM PARK  THAT  HAS  THESE   VINES  GROWING ON THE  STONE  COLUMNS.  I DID NOT  FINISH BECAUSE  THE  SUN  BEGAN TO REALLY HEAT  UP AND  I WAS  NOT  DRESSED  FOR  WARM WEATHER.

THEN I TRIED  TO PAINT IN THE  SHADE.I WORKED IN WATERCOLOR I WANTED  TO TRY  THIS  IMAGE  FIRST AND  THEN , IF  IT GOLDS   UP AS  BEING  SOMETHING THAT 
1. TELLS A  STORY
2. HAS  SOME  SORT OF  BEAUTY.

I LOVE  TREES.. AND  I PAINT THEM OFTEN.

I LOVE THIS THE  WAY THE  PARK ALLOWS THE  TREES TO  DISENTERGRATE  NATURALLY .. ADDING TO THE  SOIL AGAIN..THEREFORE,  A  CYCLE  ..

I THINK THIS  IS  THE  WAY  WE  RETIREES  ARE ,, WE  CAN ADD TO OUR  WORLD  AS  WE   ARE  IN THE  WINTER OF  OUR  LIVES.

OTHER  PAINTINGS  THIS  WEEK:

THESE  ARE  5X7 OIL AND  ACRYLIC  PAINTINGS THAT I PLAN TO SELL  AT THE  DEC. CRAFT  SHOW  AT  ST.JOHN VIANNEY

MONDAY

THIS  MORNING , I WAS  ABLE TO UPLOAD  PICTURES. I  WONDER IF IT  WILL CONTINUE  WORKING. 
SOME  TIME AGO  ,I  POSTED A  QUOTE THAT  A  FRIEND SENT  ME  ABOUT  THE  GOAL   OR  DIRECTION AN ARTIST  WANTED  HER  PAINTINGS  TO BE  CRITIQUED  BY... I WANTED  TO WRITE  UP THIS  CRITERIA AS  A  CHECK  OR  REPORT  CARD  FOR  MY PAINITNGS... SUBJECT AND  MOOD RATHER THAN  JUST  A  RENDERING...

WISH I COULD  CLAIM THIS AS AN ORIGINAL...I COPIED IT  FROM SOME OTHER PERSON'S PAINITNG.

I THOUGHT  OF  THE  MOOD  EACH ONE   SEEMS  TO DEPICT. 

THEN  I LOOK AT  JUST  "PRETTY " PAINTINGS..

DO THEY HAVE A  VALUE...?

MONDAY SEPT 27

YAHOO..IT IS WORKING AGAIN...

MORE  TO COME  ...I HOPE..

THURSDAY SEPT 23

I HAVE  TRIED  TO CLEAN  COMPUTER  SO THAT I CAN UPLOAD  PHOTOS OF  LATEST   PAINTINGS.


I WANTED TO SHOW  THE  WAY I HAVE   PAINTED ACYLIC ON WATERCOLOR  PAPER.

IT  HAS  FAILED  AGAIN. DARN  DAGGUMMIT.....

TUESDAY SEPT 21

I WILL SOON BE  TEACHING  AT  OAKRUN AGAIN  PLUS  A  DRAWING  CLASS  AT  ON TOP OF THE  WORLD MASTER THE  POSSIBILITIES  .

STILL CANNOT UPLOAD PICTURES ....

A QUOTE FROM A BOOK

THIS WAS  SENT TO ME  BY A  FRIEND
When she was painting well...like any artist or athlete, "in the zone" - she saw the world as if preparing to put it on canvas. She would look at the streets, the trees, the people and imagine the type of brush she would use, the stroke, the mix of the colors, the differing lights and casts of shadows."




"Her work should reflect what she wanted, not reality. That was how she looked at art. We all see the world through our own prism. The best art tweaked reality to show the artist's world, what she saw or, more precisely, what she wanted others to see. It was not always a more beautiful reality. It was often more provocative, uglier maybe, more gripping and magnetic."
 
IF THIS  WERE A  REPORT CARD...   WHICH PAINTINGS WOULD MAKE THE  GRADE?
 
FOR  WHAT  EVER  REASON.. THIS  BLOG  IS NOT  ALLOWING  ME  TO UPLOAD  A  PICTURE.

SATURDAY

WHY IT WORKED  , I DON'T  KNOW.. LAST  20 TRIES IT  DID NOT  WORK.

I FEEL THAT  THIS  IS  AM IMPROVEMENT FROM THE  FIRST  ONE  I POSTED.  I DID  THIS  YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.  YES, THE  DRAWING  IS  BETTER.... BUT  THE  PAINT STROKES  ON THE  FACE  ARE  AN IMPROVEMENT.  I  DID NOT  GO BACK INTO WET  AREAS  AS  I HAD  BEFORE. INSTEAD, JUST   TRIED TO FEATHER OFF COLOR WHERE  I WANTED  A  TRANSITION OF  TURNING  FACE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT  THIS  IS  FUN AND   VERY  SATISFYING.  THE  SPEED  HELPS   PEOPLE  LIKE  ME...THAT IS  ATTENTION DEFICIT , ADRENALIN JUNKIES...

JUST  FOR  FUN , I DO LANDSCAPES..

MORE  LATER...

THURSDAY

HOW  I GOT THIS  WORK IS  BEYOND  ME. I MUST  HAVE  PLAYED  WITH THIS  AN COUPLE OF  HOURS.

THIS  IS  ONE OF THE  PORTRAITS  FROM MY PHOTOS.  I WANTED  TO GET THE   BEAUTIFUL GRAY HAIR  ON MY FRIEND  MARIE . IT  TOOK THE PICTURE   IN ITALY AND  THOUGHT  I HAD  TAKEN  A  NICE  PICTURE  . SO THAT  IN THE  WORKSHOP WHERE  JANET  ROGERS   LIKES  TO DO PORTRAITS  WITH  A LOT  OF  WHITE  SHOWING... THIS  PICTURE  WAS   ONE OF THE  FIRST  I LOOKED  FOR.

KEEPING THE  WHITES..

DOES IT  LOOK LIKE  HER?  I GUESS I REALLY DID NOT  CARE  IF  IT  DID OR  NOT. I WANTED  THOSE  BEAUTIFUL SKIN TONES  TO COME  THROUGH,

HERE IS  ANOTHER. FIGURE  DRAWING AND  ONLY GIVEN  7  MINUTES  TO DO..