Red white & blue 6"x6" oil

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I had to get a marble in there somewhere so I used my favorite blue one.   Looks rather patriotic don't you think?   

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Laughing cherries 6"x6" oil

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These cherries look like they are rolling around laughing at the cherries in the bowl, and maybe they are.  I painted this two days ago and forgot to post it so then I was going to post it yesterday, but I forgot then too!   I tell you, I am having some trouble getting back into the strict routine that I had before I left for two months.  Here is my somewhat flimsy excuse, I painted on a commission portrait yesterday and that took all my brain power.   My energizer bunny batteries must be getting low.

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Cherry inspection 6"x6" oil

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It felt so good today to just paint freely and I had to start with cherries which for me are so much fun to paint.   I wanted to start the new year with something positive and fun.  And of course I had to use my favorite magnifier.

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Mario's red vest 8"x10" oil

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Last painting for 2011.   Mario is one of our favorite models so when I realized he would be available on Friday I knew it would be perfect for our last painting in 2011.  

I wish all of you a wonderful bright New 2012 Year!

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Sunset in Cuenca 6"x6" oil

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This was the view of the old part of Cuenca that I could see from my bedroom everyday.   The sky was always changing.  I struggled with this one and still am not happy but the day is getting dark and I need to quit painting, so here it is.

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Crossing Traffic 6"x6" oil

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As you see this is the same little lady, as in yesterday's painting, crossing the street.   I think I like this one best because she is in motion.

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Looking at traffic 6"x6" oil

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She stopped, looked at the traffic and then crossed the street.   Now the dangerous thing was not the traffic but the sidewalk itself.  Seems they have these "ramps" (do you see the one in front of her?) on the sidewalk to allow carts and or cars to get up the curb, but while walking down the street you have to be super aware of these so as not to trip or slip on the slope.  Slippery slope indeed!   One day while trying to negotiate the people on the sidewalk and trying to look into store windows one of my feet stepped on this slope and slipped toward the street because the tile was so slick.   Sometimes I even tripped on the elevation.   It is very dangerous to look anywhere but where your feet are going.  This sidewalk is very spacious compared to some where you could hardly pass anyone coming the opposite way.  The person I was with slipped or tripped one day on one of these ramps and went down face first, busted his lip and head and now has a nice scar on his lip as proof.

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Bethan in Black & white 9"x12" oil

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There was a very light turnout of painters in our Friday Go Figure group.   I hope we get more people coming because it would be nice to be able to continue our Friday sessions.  We had Bethan today who is an excellent model.   Thought we would do something in classic black/white/red.   Sorta like a santa suit but not.   That is what was missing!

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Dos Llamas 6"x6" oil

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While traveling in Ecuador, outside of Cuenca, we came upon these two llamas that were tied up in a field. As we walked closer the white one was eyeing us in a most suspicious way.   I personally was not going any closer.   Everywhere we went all the animals seemed to be tied up either in the fields or on the side of the road, and my guess was that it was cheeper than putting up a fence.

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Foggy mountain view 6"x8" oil

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During my trip to Ecuador we traveled south about an hour to stay with a friend.  While we were there it became very foggy and I got some great photos of the surrounding mountains.  This was one of the views from the house where we were.

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Green robe 8"x10" oil

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Liz was our model today in our Friday Go Figure Group.  This was about a two hour effort after the breaks and my set up time.   

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Rearranging lettuce 5"x7" oil

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One Saturday we went to the large market in Cuenca, Ecuador to buy some shrimp and let me tell you it was an experience to remember. There were so many sights and smells.    It was a maze there, we actually got lost.   These two women were rearranging their basket of produce.

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Purple sash 6"x6" oil

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Some of the women in Cuenca had two braids and some had one and a lot of them wore Panama hats which are really made in Cuenca, Ecuador.  This skirt looked like wool with embroidery on the  bottom edge.  They don't like their picture taken so I was always sneaking around trying to take one on the sly.

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Eating chips 6"x6" oil

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For some reason I did not expect to see these indigenous women walking the streets of Cuenca, Ecuador.   They were everywhere, this one had a small blanket on her head.   After three weeks of seeing this everyday it was starting to feel sort of normal.   The two in the store front were eating doritos

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Green Dress 9"x12" oil

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It has been so long since I painted and posted that I have forgotten how.   Finally, I have returned from Ecuador and what a feast for the eyes it is.   I took lots of photos and hope to be using them as reference for paintings.   This portrait was done last Friday and I forgot to take a picture of it on Friday and again on Saturday... see what I mean about forgetting!  I felt very rusty but I think it turned out OK in spite of it all.

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Randy Higbee Gallery anouncement

I just wanted to tell everyone that these 4 paintings of mine were accepted  in the

6 inch Squared Show

Randy Higbee Gallery

December 3 - through the Holidays

Gala Artist Reception, Dec. 3,  5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Randy Higbee Gallery,  102 Kalmus   Costa Mesa CA

I will not be able to attend since I live so far away and also at this time I will be in Ecuador but if any of you are able to attend please let  me know how it was.

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Pattie 6"x6" oil

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This was the first portrait I've done in about 6 weeks and I was a little nervous that I would not remember what to do and after a the first half hour with a couple of total wipe offs it started coming back.  But now I won't be able to paint a portrait from life for another 4 weeks!   I will be in Ecuador on vacation so I will not be able to ship anything out until after December 8, but should be able to still ship out for Christmas at that time!

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Pair of pears 6"x6" oil

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My favorite part about this was the red of the one pear reflecting on the other and also on the table surface.

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Pear Huddle 6"x6" oil

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Today it felt a little more like I am remembering how to paint.     I am really liking the white backgrounds for some reason.   Going with the flow.

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Pear inspection 6"x6" oil

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I feel so rusty!   I have been out of town taking care of my sister who had fallen and broke her ankle in three places.  They did surgery and now she has 11 screws and a metal plate so going through an airport will never be the same for her again.   I had a good time there in Port Aransas TX despite the circumstance, and the weather was wonderful and I even got a dip in the pool.   She is recovering nicely and doing better.   I haven't painted a daily for more than a month and this one is a little rough.

I am home for about a week and then off to Ecuador for three weeks.   I can ship out paintings this week and then the next time I will be able to ship out will be after December 8.   Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Morgan 8"x10" oil

This painting is one that I painted on the second rainy day in the Phil Starke workshop.   I found out that he is equally as good with the figure as he is with landscape.   He is a great painter and instructor and maybe some day I can take a landscape workshop from him in which it does not rain.   This sketch was painted in  about one and a half hours.

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Juniper Beach, Ohio River 9"x12" oil sketch

Ok, quit your laughing, this was the painting I did outside at the Phil Starke Workshop here  in Louisville KY this past weekend. Phil is a wonderful artist and a very good teacher.   It was unfortunate that it rained the whole weekend, except for this afternoon on the first day which was mostly overcast with the sun coming out a little.   This is not a good painting and as you can see I have a long way to go but you have to start somewhere!   And I am baring it for all to see.   Ok, you can continue to laugh and point.  

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Sugar Inspection 6"x8" oil

This is one of my many daily painting that will be for sale in my booth at the 55th annual St James Art Fair on September 30, October 1 & 2.    If you are in the area of Louisville Kentucky on those dates please stop by my booth, the number is #SJ-363I on St James Court.   This will be my first time at this juried show and I will be one of 750 many impressive artist.   The fair is held in the heart of historic Old Louisville and is surrounded by beautiful Victorian homes.   

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Beth 8"x10" oil

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The day started with me lazily getting out of bed fixing coffee and sitting at my computer and it was not until 9:15 did I realize it was FRIDAY!!    and I had to be at the "Go Figure Group" place in half an hour.  Luck for me I was dressed and ready to go, just had to wrap my mind around where the lost day went and pack my paints.    Once I got there things started to fall into place.   Here is my attempt for the day.

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"Two for tea" 8"x6" oil

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Continuing with my white on white paintings.   I could not resist putting in a bit of russet color.  It has cooled off here and this morning it was in the low 50's  so hot tea seemed the way to go.

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White on white 6"x8" oil

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Last Friday I took my computer to the Apple store because the disc drive was not working properly.  A new part had to be ordered and the first one they got in was defective so I just got it back today!   I have almost forgotten how to post.  I have been obsessed lately with painting white objects on white backgrounds.   I was wanting to put in something red in this one but stuck to my plan.  White on white.

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Black & white 5"x7" oil

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The weather has turned cool here and the sky is overcast.   A very grey day so I guess it inspired this grey painting.

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Sprouting Spout 6"x6" oil

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Sprouting Spout, say that 10 times in a row.

I started this daily painting venture because I was inspired by artist Carol Marine.   I follow her blog daily and  she is a wonderful person and artist.  She lives in Austin TX and  I found out a couple of days ago that their house and neighborhood were burned to ashes due to the drought they are having.   

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Blue eyed stranger amid Buckeyes 6"x6" oil

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The buckeyes rolled in and surrounded the Blue Eyed stranger.  What a curious creature they thought, it is so shiny and blue!

The Buckeye is an acorn from a small southern tree and is carried for good luck and to ward off bad luck even today. The Indians had stones they carried called worry stones and the white man had his own worry stone in the Buckeye acorn.

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Twin sets 7"x5" oil

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Proceeds from the sale of this painting will go directly to the World Vision, which is a four star organization. 

My fellow artists over at the Daily Paintworks gallery site have initiated a Help the Children of Africa Challenge to aid the children of Africa who are dying by the hundreds of thousands in the midst of a devastating drought.   

The auction of this painting will be up for 10 days and payment will be through PayPal.

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