Light down the Road

 Light Down the Road

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Sometimes it's hard to know what's down the road.  Impossible as a matter a fact...   This painting is a reminder to me that if I just put one foot in front of the other and do what is in my power, in life, as well as on my art journey, things will fall into place.   Aside from painting whenever I have a chance I'm working on an art project that for me has a lot of meaning and is stepping way out of my comfort zone.   Along the way I haven't always known whether it's a go or not.   I will share more about it here and on a new blog as soon as I can set it in motion.  Right now things are looking up:-)

Three Wheelin'

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I have a lot of fun with the kids going on little field trips.  This is from when we went to Kidspace in Pasadena, a great Children's museum with bugs, climbing, water and tricycles.  This is another painting where I turned my photo upside down.  I really liked the shadow helping to create some contrast.   The shorts were a bit of a challenge...What do you focus on?  Local color, in shadow versus in light and then add the pattern, or the other way around?

Afternoon Conversation

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My son got pretty close and conversational with a duck this summer.   It was on our vacation when we spent a day in Boston.   If you've ever read the book "Make Way for Duckling" this is the actual pond where the story takes place.  Lots of ducks, beautiful back-lighting, complimentary colors.   I knew when I took the picture that it would make for a pretty good subject matter.   And it's time I do some painting of my kids while they're still little.   I'm not at all used to painting people, but I'm pretty happy with this one.  I think it helped to turn the photo up-side down so I could focus on the shapes and values more than perfect details....lol...I'm working really hard these days to get away from those details.