SATURDAY FEB 27TH

I  am trying  to ready myself  for an art  show  today  in the  retirement  community of  OAKRUN WHER E I TEACH PASTEL AND ACRYLIC/OIL  PAINTING.

HERE  IS  WHAT  THE  PASTEL PORTRAIT  CLASS ACCOMPLISHED. I TRIED  A DIFFERENT   WAY TO  HELP THE  STUDENTS  TO UNDERSTAND THE  WAY  COLOR  IS  APPLIED  TO MAKE  THE  PLANES  OF THE  FACE APPEAR TO HAVE  DEPTH.

SATURDAY

Signature Membership in PAF

PLEIN AIR FLORIDA ACCEPTED  MY APPLICATION. I AM QUITE  EXCITED IN THAT  THIS  IS THE  FIRST  TIME  I TRY  FOR  SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
I HAVE  MADE  A  LIST  TO "TO DO" AND  ONE  WAS  THAT I ENTER AND  ATTEMPT TO GET  INTO  JURIED  SHOWS. THAT  I TRY TO ENTER  CONTEST...ORGANIZATIONS  THAT HAVE  A  JURY LIKE  ACCEPTANCE,,,LIKE  PASTEL SOCIETY.. WATERCOLOR  SOCIETY PORTRAIT SOCIETY.
TODAY , OUR  ART  GROUP OF  OTOW HAD  A  LARGE  TURNOUT. I PAINTED  THIS  FROM A  STILL LIFE  I SET  UP.

I CAN SEE WITH  PHOTO AND PAINTING SO NEAR  EACH OTHER  THAT  I NEED TO DO SOME  MAJOR  WORK ON  THAT  COLENDAR.THIS  IS  VIOLA HIGGINS WATERCOLOR OF THE  SETUP..ISN'T  SHE  MAGNIFICENT?.SHE  KEEPS  HER  COLORS  SO CLEAN..

HERE IS  A  PICTURE  OF  MOI IN GRAND DAUGHTER CANDACE'S  SHIRT,

IDEA FOR LARGE PAINTING

I USED  MY WACON TABLET AND  META  CREATIONS PROGRAM TO DO THIS  WORKUP OF A  POSSIBLE  PAINTING.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY SUNDAY

PAINT  LIKE A  FIEND WHEN THE  IDEA  POSSESSES  YOU.
ROBERT HENRI ADVISES.

I SEE  A  DRAWING  MISTAKE  ON THE  PLANTATION.. WILL CORRECT THAT.. PERSPECTIVE  ERROR....

FUN  FUN..

I HAVE  AN IDEA  I WANT TO DO.. SOMETIMES   I THINK THEM UP AND  THEY DISAPPEAR  BECAUSE  I DON'T  KEEP A LITTLE  NOTEBOOK WITH ME.

THIS  IDEA  WILL BE  A  LANDSCAPE .. A  LONG  VIEW  OF THE  SKY AND  LAND  BEHIND THE  HOUSE.. THIS  MORNING  HAS  A  BEAUTIFUL  SUNRISE.  I ALSO LIKE THE  SUNSETS. WHICH .. AHHH ONE  END A  SUNRISE AND THE  OTHER  END THE  SUNSET.. I WONDER  IF  IT  WILL WORK.. I PAINTED  AN IRELAND  LASNDSCAPE  OF THE  GIANTS CAUSEWAY ... BUT  I WILL PAINT OVER IT  WITH THIS  IDEA  AND  WITH  THE  GALLERY WRAPPED CANVASSES  GLUED  TO IT..

MORE  LATER.

FEB 10 MINI PAINTINGS

INSTANT  GRATIFICATION  FROM SMALL  PAINTINGS .

FOR  A  FEW  WEEKS  I HAVE  BEEN PAINTING BOOKMARKS AND  SMALL WATERCOLOR  PAINTINGS.  I WANT TO SELL THEM  AT THE  OAKRUN ART  SHOW AND  SALE.  I ENJOY DOING  LARGE PAINTINGS  AS  I HAVE  ALREADY  STATED.  TRYING TO DO THESE  SMALL PAINTINGS , IS  A  GREAT  WAY TO "PRACTICE"  STUDY, AND  JUST   HAVE  FUN  SEENING  WHAT  I CAN DO  WITH  COLOR AND  DRAWING  SKILLS.

WOW  I CAN SEE MISTAKES..OR  AT  LEAST  INCOMPLETE AREAS..

THESE  APPEARED  IN MAGAZINES  GIVEN TO ME  BY AN ARTIST  WHO IS  MOVING AWAY  FROM OTOW. I WILL SHARE THE  MAGAZINES WITH THE  THURSDAY ART GROUP  .

STILL LIFES  ARE  GREAT  DRAWING  PRACTICE TOOLS AND  CAN  BE  A  NICE  PAINTING TO COMPLIMENT AREAS  OF THE  HOUSE.

THIS IS  ON  YUPO. I WISH I COULD  BE AS   IMPRESSIONISTIC AS  RICHARD  SCHMID.  THE  WAY HE LEAVES  OUT HTE  UNIMPORTAINT  DETAILS , IS  SUCH A PLEASURE  TO SEE. PEONIES,,, DID I SPELL IT  CORRECTLY?  MY FRIEND FRAN , IN NEW  JERSEY, LOVES  TO PAINT  THESE. THE  ONLY ONES  I HAVE  BEEN ABLE TO FIND IN FLORIDA,  ARE  IMITATIONS... I BOUGHT  AT  HOBBY LOBBY.

MY FAVORITE  FLOWER  TO PAINT  IS THE  SUNFLOWER..

YESTERDAY'S  PASTEL LESSON ST  OAKRUN. NOT  FINISHED .AND  THIS  IS  DIFFERENT  .. FOR  MOI..

I DO LIKE  REALISTIC  ABSTRACTS...

A  CHALENGE.

ART CLASS DEMOS

TUESDAY , I  traveled  to OAKRUN   to teach an art  class in acrylic/oil. Here is  one  of  my demos:

I attempted  to show  how  one can take the  color of  light to create a  sunlit and  a  shadow sense of  depth to a subject. The  cool  and  warm shadows  create  depth and  points  of  interest. the  beauty of  this  house  in Charleston.  I  also  have  been busy  making  more  book marks for  an up coming  art  show  at OAKRUN . FEB 27TH. 

these    BOOKMARKS ARE  MINI PAINTINGS. I  HAVE THE   TASK OF  CREATING  A  PAINTING  ON A  VERY NARROW  FORMAT. THE  CHALLENGE IS  FUN. USING  YOPO AND  WATERCOLOR MAKES  THE  TASK  FUN AND  REWARDING.THIS  IS  A  BEGINNING  TO A  PAINTING FROM PHOTOS I TOOK NEAR  CROSS CITY. I WANT TO WORK ON IT  TODAY

WED. 20TH JAN CARTOONS AND NEW PAINTINGS

IT  PUBLISHED  BEFORE  I COULD  GET  TO IT. HIT  SOMETHING WRONG.

FOR  SOME  TIME  NOW  , I HAVE  BEEN DRAWING  CARTOONS  FOR  TENNIS  EVENTS  THAT  PROBABLY WILL NOT  BE  FUNNY  TO ANYONE  EXCEPT THE  PEOPLE  WHO PLAY TENNIS  HERE  AT  OTOW.

BUT I WANTED  TO SHARE  THEM  WITH THOSE   WHO MIGHT  STILL BE  CHECKING  MY BLOG.

I HAVE NOT  WRITEN IN A  WHILE.. THINGS  HAVE  KEPT  ME  FROM  BEING  AS  PROLIFIC  AS  I USUALLY AM AT  PAINTING  AND  TAKING  CARE  OF THIS  JOURNAL.

THIS  WEEK I WAS  TO TEACH  PASTEL AT THE  MASTER  THE  POSSIBILITIES  BUT  I DID NOT  HAVE  ENOUGH  SIGN UP FOR THE  CLASS. 

YES I AM DISAPPOINTED.. BUT  I HAVE NOT  BEEN "SELLING"  MY ABILITY AS  I KNOW  I COULD.  THERE ARE  TIMES  WHEN I GET  REALLY LAZY AND  A  BIT  SELFISH.  I WANT  TO "DEVELOP"  MY OWN SKILLS AND  NOT  REALLY SHARE  THEM.. HOWEVER, I GROW WHEN I TEACH... IT  SHARPENS  MY SKILLS AND  IT  REALLY MAKES  ME  FEEL  GOOD OR SATISFIED  THAT  THIS  GREAT  GIFT  I  GOT  FROM GOD IS  BEING  USED  FOR  OTHER  PEOPLE'S  HAPPINESS OR  PEACE.  BY THE  WAY , I ASKED  GOD  TO GIVE ME  THE  GIFT OF  SINGING LIKE  BARBARA STRESSAND AND  GOD  SAID..." I ONLY MADE  ONE  OF HER...PICK SOMETHING ELSE."

I COULD HAVE  MADE A  CAPTION LIKE THIS  , TOO  FOR THIS  ONE..

THE  H  AN D R  COURTS  HAVE  SOME  BAD  CRACKS IN THEM

AND  MY CHARATER  COULD BE  SAYING  "IF  YOU THINK  THIS  WILL GET  YOU A  LET, THINK AGAIN."

SOME OF THE  PLAYERS  HAVE  MIGHTY HITS.. AND IT  FEELS LIKE  THE  BALL WILL  SMASH THROUGH THE  RACKET.

CANNOT  SAY ENOUGH  TO TH E GREAT  LENGTHS   ARBOR  CLUB PLAYERS  WILL GO IN ORDER TO PLAY...DRYING THE  BALLS.

I HAVE  BEEN  PAINTING OTHER  THINGS   AS   THIS  WILL SHOW...

THIS  FROM  COLORADO TRIP.

I WAS  PAINTING FACING ONE  WAY ,,IT  WAS  COLD AND  RAINY... I SAT  IN THE  CAR... AND  HAPPEN TO LOOK IN THE  REAR  VIEW  MIRROR  OF THESE  GUYS  FEEDING  RIGHT  BEHIND THE  CAR.