And While I Worked On The Two Big Paintings, I'm Not Posting Them Today

 The changes I've made to the two big pieces are relatively minor. But I did resurrect one of the tiny 6" paintings from last year:

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

Two Days' Work

I forgot to post yesterday's pieces. 

                                                                    A Quiet Moment At The Met, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 

                                                                    In The Halls Of Morpheus, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 

                                                                    He Was Curiously Drawn To It, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 
 
 
 

A Few More On A Soggy Day

 Thankfully, it's been raining steadily all day. This means: no yard work. I don't have to water anything, and it would not be a good idea to pull weeds for an hour. So here's today's studio work:

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

I actually took this a little further but haven't taken an update photo yet.

                                                                        Untitled Dawn #2, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 

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

Sharp And Soft Edges

 Today I worked on the wood trim again; using tape I tried to ensure straight edges. But some of the wainscoting has a curve to it, so where the curve meets the straight parts I have to soften the transition between colors. It'll take another week or two to get it all right. But the painting does seem to be coming together as a whole. And I was able to put in the foundation for the crutch.

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

Onward

 I just couldn't face another day of working on the two big museum paintings— well, actually, I did straighten out the ceiling line on the right side of Messages— so I went back to a few things that have been gathering dust in the studio. Started with this one:

                                                            Dawn Over Ocean 2, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 

Then went on to 

                                                                A Street in Old Town, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

I was so tired of the neutral colors that I added some Violet Grey and mixed it with Brilliant Yellow Pale. Also some Transparent Red Earth. 

 Followed that with the work I had been thinking about on the mother's blouse:

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

And smooshed some white on this one, using a paper towel instead of a brush:

                                                                   He Was Curiously Drawn To It, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

Finally, since these used a similar palette, I worked on them both:

                                                                    Cindy's Sunset, work in progress (click on image for larger view)
 

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

More Woodwork

 I do think the woodwork is going to take forever. But at least I made some strides with it today, while I recuperated from a nasty case of food poisoning overnight.

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

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

This Is So Boring

Concentrating on 2-4 paintings is a chore. I want to have fun! But I do need to get these finished reasonably soon.

More work on the wall trim! 

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

I Got Something Done

Last Monday i was enthusiastic about the start of a new work week, and then it all evaporated. Today I had the best of intentions, but only worked on two instead of three pieces. Here they are: 

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

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

At least it's something. I think I owe email to everybody I know; will try to get to that next.