iPad sketching

Looking east to St.George island

I have not been able to paint on the porch of JOLLYMON because of the constant sun . It is not contrructed so that old people who cannot stay is direct sunshine that long...could find a corner of shade. 

I ran into Randy the local raccoon this morn. He was just leaving pool. I could see his  paw prints so I know he had his daily drink and  or

swim..plus now there are two crabs in pool.AH JOLLYMON ...a bit too zoo like.

What we came here for.

Really says it all. Cannot enjoy a moment more. Here are a few of the moments I captured.

Beach house vert.

St. George second week

Next door the kayaks color in the afternoon sun caught my eye. I rendered them in pastel.

And the red chair by the white fence....shadows of mid day....

St. George island

Painting ,drawing, walking beach, looking for shells, visiting with friends. A touch of heaven wouldn't you say?

Here are paintings I have started.

What am I trying to say with these renderings?

What am I trying to achieve?

New way of expressing old subjects

Biloxi,Mississippi.

Putt putt ladies.

Cedar key,Florida

Two paintings

This is the second attempt. I painted this on mi-Tients-touch 

This was painted on a board that I primed  with gesso and pumice. However it warped and was impossible to frame.

So I painted the scene again.

Cedar key painting.

Today's pastel class

After four weeks of sharing new pastel techniques with OAKRUN students, I felt there was progress for me as a teacher and for them as students.

Here are some of my demos and their paintings.

 Could see a real effort to work from dark to light as well as light areas .

Here are some of my demos

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OAKRUN pastel class

KJudy's Palm tree 

Other efforts

Direction

I need to turn around...look at the direction my art needs to take. When a door closes, and I do think doors are closing...my ability to teach classes and show my work has begun to change.

These are paintings I have done this past week.

Shalom park allows me to try the news skills I learned in the two workshops taken this past March in St.George Island. The second painting is from my time on the island...it is a watercolor.

I can see things I need to do in both. Do I have the discipline to tweak and push to finish?

Last week.

I have tried to put into practice the things I learned from the two workshops :

And I have made decisions toward a direction for me to take.

Watercolor of journeys store front are my values still mumbling?do you see a old florida type bait and tackle shop. 

Do you want to sit here and read a book?

 Get a suntan....I tried to use Morgan's method of capturing light coming through Palm tree.

Can you see the pattern the palm tree makes against the sky are my sky holes darker than sky? Hmm no...got to go back .i

Got to work on water and rigging on this on.also trees on back of boat.

Things I learned these two weeks

Where do you get your strength or courage to continue painting? If it is from the approval of mortals, you run the risk of not having approval...hence no strength. 

In one workshop, I gained wonderful approval and a new way to approach my handling of the painting...in an other...I met frustration..almost wanting to never paint or teach again.

I intend that both will make me stronger.

I realize I must get my strength from me...my innerds...

Here are some of the paintings I have done this week...and last....some are not finished...well...I never feel that they are finished...I could pick them to death.

One dear artistic friend...an author...said our efforts...paintings ...poems ...books...are like  our children...we could pick their faults to death,..trying to make them perfect...