Daily Painting

Paintings #405, 406 and 407, value studies.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to demo for the painting one class at Missouri valley College. They were a terrific bunch.  I did these monochromatic value studies.  The opening of The Morris Gallery was a great success.  I had a wonderful time, thank you so much Charity-Mika.

Painting #404, view from the air.

Somewhere near Kansas City, watercolor sketch. 

Painting #403, business traveler.

Available here.  Today I am off to Marshall Missouri to give a gallery talk, demo for a painting class and attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Morris Gallery.  I am so excited.  That is business travel, no?  I have always considered business travel a sign of great success and now I am a business traveler!  I am reminded of Bowfinger, in which Steve Martin's character's definition of success is a fedex delivery.  In the scene I am thinking of but cannot find on the web is accompanied by triumphant music, the sparkling fedex van pulls up in slow mo and the delivery guy strides up to  "bowfinger" who accepts his envelope with joyous pride, amidst of his unpaid rag tag film crew.  Thats how I feel about my business travel, bright soft-focus light, slow motion removal of my footwear at the security check; go ahead, enjoy it with me.

Painting #402.

Available here,  4"x6" watercolor sketch of the "Souks" in Marrakesh.

Painting #401

With all due respect to the storm and with deep sympathy for those suffering because of it: we are having a very nice hurricane here in our house. Michael is working on "learning to play blues guitar" while assisting Captain Spectacular with the creation of the Greek and Trojan armies from Legos. All the storm preparation has left the house tidy, the laundry done, odd jobs attended to and no cooking expected. I do hope the gods will continue to so favor us.

Painting #400.

Hurricane shmiricane.  6"x6", oil on masonite panel, available here.  At least Michael (cannily prepared) is taking care of our house.  Best wishes to all.

Painting #399, poppies.

Available here.  6"x6" oil on panel.

Painting #398.

Available here.  6"x6", oil on panel.  Another study of this composition and these Moroccan tiles.

Painting #397.

 Of one of our enormous, so called grape, tomatoes at actual size.

Painting #396, Kookaburra.

Available here. Captain Spectacular and I saw this Kookaburra at the Southwick Zoo.  Then quite, unexpectedly, we had this Sensory Processing Disorder-defying moment.