Completed!

 Unless I decide to make a change to the outstretched fingers, this one is done!

                                                              I Dreamed That I Could Fly (click on image for larger view)

A Person Of Interest

 Since the walking figure was hard to see, I decided to put some time into making her both more visible and more believable. I also worked, as always, on tiny places here and there on the wall that needed color or more definition.

                                            Bowery Graffiti Wall (Revok + Pose), work in progress (click on image for larger view)

Les Fleurs

 It occurred to me that this one needs to be ready for a show by February 1st ; I'd put it aside for a while because the background really bothered me. Setting it up in a space where it could be mulled over for a few days was very helpful. I'm still not sure how to paint the twigs and tertiary branches so that they look real, but the blank space on the right started calling out for more flowers, so I sketched some in this afternoon. 

                                                              Persephone, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

The sky color needs to be the same from left to right, too.

Wet Paint Is Not My Friend

 Really, the only paintings I want to work on today are still wet from their last session. I've already made a mess of the dancers this morning, so I'm frustrated. But I did make some incremental progress on the three below.

                                         The Happy Hour II, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

                                         Dance All Night, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

                                         I Was There Once, Too, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 
 

Back To The Green Room

 The right side of the painting was fairly dry, so I took the opportunity to fill in some of the blanks. I wish I could paint from life and not photographs, but a scene like this would be impossible.

                                                               The Green Room, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

Last Night And This Morning

I added a new layer of the brick color, which actually changes slightly from one panel to another. In the brighter areas, it's kind of an orangey color, in the darker ones it goes kind of blue-green. Eventually I'm going to have to do a glaze to unify everything. And I might take the air conditioning units out to focus on Joan herself.

                                                                           Word (New York Short Stories), work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 

This morning I pencilled in some vertical lines using a T-square. I'm going to have to adjust next session. 

                                                          Starbucks (Homage to Hopper), work in progress (click on image for larger view)

This one is giving me so much trouble that I begin to wonder if it's going into the Failed Painting File. But I'll stick with it a little while longer. 

3 of Three

 Made some necessary changes here; most of the canvas is now covered. Time to let the paint dry!

                                                              Jinya, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

Next

Promised myself that I'd put in some time on three pieces today. Here are the first two:

                                                              The Green Room, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

The contrast between light and dark is what's going to make this painting (above). I need to make sure they're balanced. 

                                                              I Dreamed That I Could Fly, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

Everybody I show this one to, smiles.  It's nearly done. I have to straighten a few lines, is all.

A Couple From Last Night

 

                                                                           Word (New York Short Stories), work in progress (click on image for larger view)

I simplified the brick wall in the background; the bricks on the upper part of the wall were drawn too wide to match the lower ones. Added the light fixtures.

 

                                                                             Vroom (New York Short Stories), work in progress (click on image for larger view)

Decided (today) that the lead doggo needs to be darker.

Inching Along

 I should probably work on the little 6" x 6" pieces tonight, but at least I did some solid painting on two more this afternoon. I feel good about both of them.

                                         The Happy Hour II, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

                                         Dance All Night, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

 

A New Work Week

 I'm looking forward to a week with no distractions, and I had better make tracks because the end of December will be busy and I've got 4-5 shows/opportunities to prepare for very early in the new year.

So: Today's work:

                                            Bowery Graffiti Wall (Revok + Pose), work in progress (click on image for larger view)

I made a mess of things by not carefully measuring the angle of the shadows from the lamplights at the beginning; now they're on different angles and it's going to be a pain in the neck to fix. 

                                         Night For Day, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

Glad for the fact that this one doesn't have to be perfectly drawn, and I'm even going to let some of the colors bleed into adjacent areas.

Holiday Prep

 Currently preparing for the holiday, but I managed to squeeze in a little time on this to propel it forward.

                                            Night For Day, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

Three More On A Dark Day

 We finally got some rain, and the whole day has been a grey wash. I've started a new piece and made some progress on a couple of others.

                                                             Dance All Night, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 

                                            Bowery Graffiti Wall (Revok + Pose), work in progress (click on image for larger view)

                                            Night For Day, work in progress (click on image for larger view)