WED SEPT 30

A  COUPLE  OF  WALL FLOWERS  ...

I PAINTED  THESE  INORDER  TO HAVE A  LESSON FOR  THE  OAKRUN ART  GROUP.  THE   HOLLYHOCKS  ARE IN OIL NAD THE  VIOLET  FLOWER IS ACRYLIC.

 I  ALSO  PAINTED  MINITURES.. LAST  NIGHT.. I STILL STRUGGLE  WITH THE  ACRYLICS.... KEEPING  THEM WET AND  MOBILE..  I LIKE THESE  BACKGROUND  PICTURES.. THE  ABSTRACT NESS OF THE  BACK GROUND AND THEN THE  DETAIL  OF THE  FLOWER.. IT SEEMS TO SATISFY  MY  STRANGE  DESIRE  TO DO ABSTRACT CREATIVE   DESIRE  AND  THEN MY  DESIRE TO DRAW  WELL .. AND  PRODUCE THE  FOOL THE  EYE  TROMPE OIL PAINTING ABILITY..

WHAT  OTHER  BACKGROUNDS  CAN I PRODUCE  THAT  ARE   ABSTRACT..

CLOTH COMES  TO  MIND..

WALL PAPER..

I STILL  WANT  TO PRODUCE  A PAINTING WITH  A  LANDSCAPE  SEEN THROUGH  A  WINDOW THAT HAS  WATER  DROPS  ON IT..

STAY TUNED...

MONDAY SEPT 28

WANT TO ADD  PLUMS  TO THIS..

I DID  TWO..WITH THE  CRUMBLING WALL AS A  BACK GROUND.. ONE IN OIL AND  ONE  IN  ACRYLIC..THIS IS THE  ACRYLIC.. I HAVE NOT  ADDED  THE  FLOWER TO THE  OIL..

THIS  WILL BE  MY LESSON  FOR THE  CLASS AT  OAKRUN  ,,HOPE THEY  TAKE  TO IT..

SEPT 25

PUTTING  ALL YOUR  EGGS  IN ONE  BASKET.. HAS ALWAYS  BEEN A  BAD  DECISION FOR ME... I HAVE  APPLIED THAT  TO MANY "BASKETS"..  THAT   SAID..
ONE BASKET  I HAVE  HAD  FOR  SOME TIME.. IS  MY  PAINTING  AND  DRAWING.

LOOK AT THIS  ONE.. YESTERDAY I READ FROM A  FRIEND..ADVICE  ABOUT  WHAT  TO LOOK FOR WHEN I CHOOSE  WHAT  I PAINT.. BESIDES  COLOR CHOICES.. A  SUBJECT  THAT  ONE CAN LIVE  WITH  FOR  A  LONG TIME..

THIS  HAS  WARM COLORS  WITH  COOL. IT  IS  TELLING A  STORY OF  CHILDREN CLIMBING AND PLAYING  ON ROCKS  .

COULD  SOMEONE  LOOK AT THIS  AND  DISCOVER  NEW THINGS  TO LOOK AT  IT.. OVER AND  OVER.. ?

I AM NOT  FINISHED OF  COURSE.. I JUST  STARTED THIS  AFTERNOON..I WANT THE  ROCKS IN THE  STREAM  TO LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE  WATER  COVERING  SOME OF THEM...

THIS  IS  A  PAINTING WITH  MEMORBILIA OF  MY FATHER. PAINTNED WITH THE  METHOD  OF  TROMPE D'OIL.

WHY?

BECAUSE  I CAN...

SEPT 22

I THINK I HAVE  WORKED  OUT  WHAT  I WILL TEACH  AT  OAK RUN.. .. FOR THE BEGINNERS  AND THE  OIL/ACRYLIC... I WANT A  PROGRESSION.. OF  SKILLS..

ANYWAY.. I FEEL BETTER   THIS AFTERNOON..

HERE  IS  WHAT  I HAVE  ACCOMPLISHED  THIS  DAY..

I AM STILL PREPARING  FOR THE  CRAFT  SHOW AS  WELL AS THE  SHOW  AT  STARBUCKS..

IT IS NOT  COMPLETE  BUT I LOVETHE  CONCEPT AS  WELL AS  THE   COMPOSITION..

WHAT  TO NAME IT?.. IT  SI  CHILDREN  MAKING  NECKLACES  FROM  CLOVER  FLOWERS.. I MADE  THESE AS  A  CHILD.. THE  PAINTING REALLY EMBODIES  ALL THAT  I HOPE  TO DO WITH PAINTINGS..IN THAT  I AM  RECALLING A  MOMENT  IN  A  PAST  RITUAL IN SPRING..

WHAT  DO I NAME IT..

TUESDAY SEPT22

MY TROUBLES  WITH  PICASA  CONTINUES.. I HAVE  TURNED  TO ADOBE PHOTSHOP,,, NOT  AS  HAPPY WITH IT,,

I STARTED  THIS  PAINTING LAS T NIGHT.. THE  DOCK , HE  IS  TRHOWING  FROM HAS  BEEN FILLED  IN..

I ALSO  BEGAN ANOTHER  PAINTING OF  CHILDREN  STRINGING  FLOWERS  TOGETHER  AND  BRADING   THEIR  HAIR. I TOOK THIS  PHOTO  WHEN I WAS  ON  RECESS DUTY IN GUEYDAN  ST. PETER'S  SCHOOL  PROBABLY OVER  20 YEARS  AGO. I USED IT  IN A LARGE  PAINTING  MONTAGE  FOR THE  TEACHER'S  LOUNGE AT  ST. JON VIANNEY SCHOOL.

I WILL TAKE  PICTURES OF IT TODAY.. I AM WORKING IN OIL.. I DO LOVE  OIL  AND  WHAT  IT  CAN DO  WITH COLORS.. I AM TRYING  TO ACHIEVE THE  SAME  AFFECT WITH  ACRYLIC... NOT  FEELING  AS  SUCCESSFUL..

COULD  THIS  SCENE BE  BETTER  IN OIL..OR IS IT A COMPOSITION PROBLEM.?. WHAT  IF  I STEPPED  BACK FROM SUBJECT AND PAINTED  IT  WITH MORE  SKY AND  AREA  AROUND IT.?.

SHOULD  I BRING THIS  PAINTING TO THE  STARBUCKS  SHOW?

IT IS  24X36.

HOW  ABOUT THIS ONE?

MONDAY SEPT.21

SEPT.21 MONDAY

MY MIND  is  so  occupied  by  plans for  art  classes  of  pastel and  acrylic /oil at  OAKRUN RETIREMENT  VILLAGE.  I  HAVE  BEEN SERVING  FOR  " THE  NEXT  STEP"  FOR  STUDENTS WHO HAVE  TAKEN LESSONS  WITH ME AND  WHAT  TO SHOW  FOR  THOISE  WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE  BEGINNERS.

MY PICASA  PRGRAM  IS  GIVING  ME  SO MANY PROBLEMS  I AM DISCOURAGED  BY THE  LOST  OF  TIME.

/PLUS  IHAVE  BEEN PAINTING  THE   MINTIURES

OK WHAT  TO TEACH.. OFFER  TO TEACH.. ?

AS  I SUSPECTED  SOMETHING IS  CAUSING  MY COMPUTER  TO NOT BEABLE TO UPLOAD  PICTURES FROM ONE  FILE  TO ANOTHER,,,

I TRIED  TO TAKE  A  PICTURES   FROM MY PICTURE  FILES  AND  IT  WON'T  UPLOAD..

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