Last attended Monday Model session

 I wish I were more of a technogeek!  I can publish my posts but haven't quite figured out how

to reply to comments!  I have had a few nice comments and love to read them and visit the sender's site.  I also like to see what blogs other's follow regularly (something else I haven't gotten to yet) and have found some wonderful other blogs to look at.  So Many creative people out there!  Thanks to those who have commented!

  

   Here is my latest version of the last model we had in Monday paint group.  Cara is a college student and marathon bike rider.  She posed for us with her bike gear and bike  and then a sitting pose.  I could still change a few things like the light on her neck, but I like it for now.

Expressive Painting

This is a painting I did on Tuesday in my friend, Susan Hotard's workshop.  It was a fun and informative workshop on simplifying the lights and darks in a portrait.  I thought my painting turned out particularly expressive and loose for me.  I was pleased with it.  We had a wonderful model who was very inspiring in her dramatic looks.

Jasper change

I decided to darken the background on the Jasper painting.

If you are in the Houston area in January  2009, come to the show of my friend Liz Hill at The Jung Center.

The Art of 

Liz Hill

Saturday, January 10, 2009

through January 30

The Jung Center

5200 Montrose Blvd.,

Houston, Texas  77006

Monday through Thursday 9-7

Friday 9-4 and Saturday 10-4

Been gone over the holidays visiting my son and daughter in law in Japan. What a great trip, we were treated like royalty.  Also got to see Boomer and Roxy again...you may remember the dog

video posted a while back.  

Here is the final version of Jasper (I think).  I took this photo before flattening out the paper though so may need to take another photo later.  It's in the press now getting flat.

More Jasper

Here is the latest version of the Jasper project.

Monday paint group

We had an interesting model in paint group yesterday. She wore a pentagram and had a similar tatoo (neither of which I included in my paint study). I may finish it up later and see if I can't soften her up a bit. I haven't worked in oil in so long. It was fun.

tragic painting story

Here is a tragic painting story you may relate to. I started this painting over the weekend and got it close to finishing when I found a little spot on the right side of the head that was sort of rejecting the paint. Thinking there was still a little bit of masking fluid there that I didn't get completely removed I took my Pick Up eraser to it not realizing it was still slight damp in that area. I actually erased a hole halfway through the paper! I dried it thoroughly with a hair dryer and sanded it smooth with some sand paper but I think it still really bothers me so I will have to start the painting over. I'm glad I have learned to do my drawings on a seperate piece of paper so retransfer is pretty easy. Bummer though anyway!

Jasper

Update on Jasper. I did another one since I started this one.

New Gallery Show, up!

This is the new gallery with the first show up on the walls! Isn't it beautiful? Our first show is featuring the watercolors of Sylvia Cameron depicting scenes with children and toys from Mexico. We are co-ordinating with the gala event opening for the traveling Show of hand made toys from Mexico at The Woodlands Children's Museum. Our gallery space is just outside of the Children's Museum at The Woodlands Mall, where Mervins used to be.