tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36937085671906624432024-03-28T16:03:05.054-04:00Susan, PaintingThis is a blog about painting: specifically, representational fine art, generally, using oil paint. I think a lot about what I'm doing, and those thoughts about subject matter, technique, influences, frustrations and delights all show up here. It's all about the journey.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.comBlogger3413125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-82589958478072314282024-03-28T16:01:00.003-04:002024-03-28T16:02:32.304-04:00Whew<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Tired of all the small details. Also, realized the buildings in this first one were leaning a bit, like the Tower of Pisa. Am doing my best to straighten them out on the right side, but I'm afraid the left is hopeless. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5W3TXJNCrdjS1mhwp5P5sf1buLa4jnYCUbuRHcx3Y8U80ejd1KCSvzPrCCPfQc8VSpGVq-cHtONjmV7FrBa0j0LGi4hcicL0tNtb9ssjJry7lXyY551J_buBK_tGyowau_IHRGeUq1d0AJRzc6VbJWHtAGbN92VUfBGrvcFZLsHl5nw9wlOQZ1l4Rsa5/s951/IMG_8885.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5W3TXJNCrdjS1mhwp5P5sf1buLa4jnYCUbuRHcx3Y8U80ejd1KCSvzPrCCPfQc8VSpGVq-cHtONjmV7FrBa0j0LGi4hcicL0tNtb9ssjJry7lXyY551J_buBK_tGyowau_IHRGeUq1d0AJRzc6VbJWHtAGbN92VUfBGrvcFZLsHl5nw9wlOQZ1l4Rsa5/s320/IMG_8885.jpeg" width="202" /></a></div><p> <span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Straight Ahead</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJX6DiNnk7Bq2ELdRq1QIHy2lUIozreMP7G13wcnyuMB5IjUUCVhSH_SKolq4jjH2pqd_J23TnrJlYQEuTxv9QSl02uSPgAGyAEpOFEXRriV0MzvPa75YCITom12g2GZjV4993jgE6oBI10WOg2Uaa7Qau4L4sfzsDLsX9SahgP-ivJtuUZ_7XN_lsN0Q5/s800/IMG_8882.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJX6DiNnk7Bq2ELdRq1QIHy2lUIozreMP7G13wcnyuMB5IjUUCVhSH_SKolq4jjH2pqd_J23TnrJlYQEuTxv9QSl02uSPgAGyAEpOFEXRriV0MzvPa75YCITom12g2GZjV4993jgE6oBI10WOg2Uaa7Qau4L4sfzsDLsX9SahgP-ivJtuUZ_7XN_lsN0Q5/s320/IMG_8882.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> The Garden Room</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">Worked mainly on the rafters and door frames, hoping to keep out of the way of the previously wet areas. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsS2eqdBY_P9PNguK57pVTxZI_QgXofwZ6ECxScrq_q59Gd4vPut-5YtDUC2LLToNqsbBDAgbIQqCH4BE73eSYNFmCvYXr008xFxNNcw9gQl1wqnyyz16IffKoePu0KE6jDybDKvQF35uCBvmRuUsjLiHL9zDO8Q-fzxPSkWPV-GOiFYmJAThRVJTDJin/s800/IMG_8884.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="800" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsS2eqdBY_P9PNguK57pVTxZI_QgXofwZ6ECxScrq_q59Gd4vPut-5YtDUC2LLToNqsbBDAgbIQqCH4BE73eSYNFmCvYXr008xFxNNcw9gQl1wqnyyz16IffKoePu0KE6jDybDKvQF35uCBvmRuUsjLiHL9zDO8Q-fzxPSkWPV-GOiFYmJAThRVJTDJin/s320/IMG_8884.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Stockton Street</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> Making the final pass on this one; left to right, finishing the details. Am not quite halfway across.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-80109719103494597612024-03-27T16:11:00.004-04:002024-03-27T16:11:22.990-04:00Can You Spot The Difference?<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">I've spent the entire afternoon on this one painting, working solely on the buildings.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2AWVxGvvX934V_63CYE1x9fd8FoXnap-tVlKyTJm4Sy6HMquHWSoniQTiKG9MxRB_KrQ5jZvBwaWqFNlKChzllALaJhlE4LbJcrwZbrDYiqTUIaGJU97gXCXuvJM4SWZumYCmeAG2SxVeymx4xP8sKalFGwS1RxctbMHWq6vGL1zK0DXIeFn0tUFQBzn/s950/IMG_8864.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2AWVxGvvX934V_63CYE1x9fd8FoXnap-tVlKyTJm4Sy6HMquHWSoniQTiKG9MxRB_KrQ5jZvBwaWqFNlKChzllALaJhlE4LbJcrwZbrDYiqTUIaGJU97gXCXuvJM4SWZumYCmeAG2SxVeymx4xP8sKalFGwS1RxctbMHWq6vGL1zK0DXIeFn0tUFQBzn/s320/IMG_8864.jpeg" width="202" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Straight Ahead</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-59976490032984567072024-03-26T20:55:00.006-04:002024-03-26T20:55:45.165-04:00Three Today<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> It's been a struggle, but I managed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7BltTPUnLJQE49jT79gV3ukITFGus26gl3xnesXz3Fdl18UJKwtMI0rx49rjYtXey8w4LRNItpkz4_V3rsh3IzqROsD0gow7IyjxH9xghrH0Ra7HNuDx8POEYt1u3hLXPO_4sgdZ4mW-oZmmKbc-9V6g211Bh7n-v5L6haI7I0qKaniBfvVlNEBwMve1/s602/IMG_8860.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7BltTPUnLJQE49jT79gV3ukITFGus26gl3xnesXz3Fdl18UJKwtMI0rx49rjYtXey8w4LRNItpkz4_V3rsh3IzqROsD0gow7IyjxH9xghrH0Ra7HNuDx8POEYt1u3hLXPO_4sgdZ4mW-oZmmKbc-9V6g211Bh7n-v5L6haI7I0qKaniBfvVlNEBwMve1/s320/IMG_8860.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Leah</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-4670387514342937982024-03-25T17:08:00.003-04:002024-03-25T17:08:25.126-04:00A Better Painting Session<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> It's Monday, so I squeezed out a new batch of skin tone hues and applied myself to working with very small brushes and taking my time on a couple of pieces. It's going much better than it was last week.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbhYjgYmAghCXggr9hmYCZNWhv3_VqQXVze1Ok9-fJS8e87RI56KrR5B-uY2-w8iUATTjd0o8BI9OaQzSSk-bl09mVq2LPjzrlhTJhPMgj1_Yuu-Ll6Gl4O2Gyx2e38C6yB3SGR6lTwJ3L9FWzYEMzg8hqXfor-YWsRRGIkW9XcNVpXy22mzNOwlNjU-5/s800/IMG_8841.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="800" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbhYjgYmAghCXggr9hmYCZNWhv3_VqQXVze1Ok9-fJS8e87RI56KrR5B-uY2-w8iUATTjd0o8BI9OaQzSSk-bl09mVq2LPjzrlhTJhPMgj1_Yuu-Ll6Gl4O2Gyx2e38C6yB3SGR6lTwJ3L9FWzYEMzg8hqXfor-YWsRRGIkW9XcNVpXy22mzNOwlNjU-5/s320/IMG_8841.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Another 4th Street</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtYpNb-gCKU2Z88K14Vmpt58ywwI5l_TiHaOqcgVsuSfAE7RY2peaAa0yQCqMn8D4oek7akWDzq3oeWMbFTLPnR5OL4pAUPH_CggU0gLG2u1w2F51UaBIhACYS5T9DToqJw7_R_V4usP3f7SEVJLrapAftsQMjhmgPsIai9q7sDp9KYOu8KPHC7vQ8zzC/s600/IMG_8844.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="600" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtYpNb-gCKU2Z88K14Vmpt58ywwI5l_TiHaOqcgVsuSfAE7RY2peaAa0yQCqMn8D4oek7akWDzq3oeWMbFTLPnR5OL4pAUPH_CggU0gLG2u1w2F51UaBIhACYS5T9DToqJw7_R_V4usP3f7SEVJLrapAftsQMjhmgPsIai9q7sDp9KYOu8KPHC7vQ8zzC/s320/IMG_8844.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Shawn</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-37827014373732455762024-03-25T13:03:00.002-04:002024-03-25T13:03:42.161-04:00Floor Tiles<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Today I thought i'd get the basic color of the floor tiles out of the way, so next session I can work on the hanging lanterns. That way here's less of a chance of smearing. The tiles graduate subtly from light in the middle of the room to shadowed as they go to the sides. So I'm adjusting the color with a little Ivory Black and Perm Blue, while keeping the clay colors of Raw Sienna, Transparent Red Earth, and Warm White.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeH-SS2qDUTWK2zRrwcrWGkPbmEGz51955OxODndVgz8qzI9tkUkVF-rsZ-0QB3UX-AIKb3TQtQg1NfbPLNXPL6SI3rJARoR64b5Lqf9jA-T0jJUWOea3KozPVEhx_VruTgQj498YaYhCUUkV6kUEDuExu3AGoxhXG42ZIBkL4ju4wf5RsIih9Vl4OMFjl/s800/IMG_8838.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="800" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeH-SS2qDUTWK2zRrwcrWGkPbmEGz51955OxODndVgz8qzI9tkUkVF-rsZ-0QB3UX-AIKb3TQtQg1NfbPLNXPL6SI3rJARoR64b5Lqf9jA-T0jJUWOea3KozPVEhx_VruTgQj498YaYhCUUkV6kUEDuExu3AGoxhXG42ZIBkL4ju4wf5RsIih9Vl4OMFjl/s320/IMG_8838.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> The Garden Room</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-58956689238130917682024-03-23T14:37:00.004-04:002024-03-23T14:37:24.017-04:004th Street<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> More tiny faces and hands. More tree foliage, as well.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-t-ktdhg2k520QuAzt_b0JkTztrTUtePw_xbyk4tfpggA-VTxOUnPfLrqDZtXb-CKWVtoPQKJGD-GNp6aGB_cLkZU_RK3sk79d30jzxDS61YF5C1wDTYpahA0v5lEyXMu0Q8uMBM4y3am5-2W77S6PWcSlmdtfwCZslJ1rFUbBnWu64aHjdAcR3JWrWOI/s800/IMG_8821.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="800" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-t-ktdhg2k520QuAzt_b0JkTztrTUtePw_xbyk4tfpggA-VTxOUnPfLrqDZtXb-CKWVtoPQKJGD-GNp6aGB_cLkZU_RK3sk79d30jzxDS61YF5C1wDTYpahA0v5lEyXMu0Q8uMBM4y3am5-2W77S6PWcSlmdtfwCZslJ1rFUbBnWu64aHjdAcR3JWrWOI/s320/IMG_8821.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 4th Street</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-44227588633639545422024-03-22T13:57:00.002-04:002024-03-22T13:57:07.753-04:00Down To Tiny Details<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Mainly: faces, hands, and shoes. Of course, this is not to say that I won't look at the street itself or something in the background and decide it needs an hour's worth of work, but this one is closing in on the finish line. I just hate the tediousness of these tiny areas.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl822nEYHPbzDZUZFKRLVYi9OSswvwtSKKouJcx1XxzCxfPEbzQREJuroNMoVcn-m1zyl4IykUIoAfu3GhiWEFiPyYAt8CVWIjjCZwJYedcl2oJEMLkoZJBaw-_TonyBblsDQaH9KGshhQXlcrsAyqD1DBqs6PcHc22wmV_lB9mEGKISHCGK2tgc2pUE7_/s800/IMG_8777.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="800" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl822nEYHPbzDZUZFKRLVYi9OSswvwtSKKouJcx1XxzCxfPEbzQREJuroNMoVcn-m1zyl4IykUIoAfu3GhiWEFiPyYAt8CVWIjjCZwJYedcl2oJEMLkoZJBaw-_TonyBblsDQaH9KGshhQXlcrsAyqD1DBqs6PcHc22wmV_lB9mEGKISHCGK2tgc2pUE7_/s320/IMG_8777.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Stockton Street</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-18325681942543543152024-03-21T17:31:00.006-04:002024-03-22T19:44:12.584-04:00Murky Areas<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Places under restaurant tables are a bit of a challenge; they're very dark in the reference photos but you know there's detail there and you don't want to create just a flat black space. I'm going to have to do more work on the undertable area next time around; also, I sanded back two of the faces and need to attend to those.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdra6dm8amzGDgUN6pNZE3-QnGAmSnu2JEwinmceyer5RbrCPwVFQXsjqmlPgLrr1QXm7mC0aEDLHcdV4RHZefS5pJh_GfVBp1OaZiWQcNUVOoM8Sk_yZ95iWVeMGG171ZXR5b_Lq74qoy8FYwnoC9R3kSjzFxe11QU27z5Whd-_qYVATnp57eln04_VG5/s600/IMG_8776.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="600" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdra6dm8amzGDgUN6pNZE3-QnGAmSnu2JEwinmceyer5RbrCPwVFQXsjqmlPgLrr1QXm7mC0aEDLHcdV4RHZefS5pJh_GfVBp1OaZiWQcNUVOoM8Sk_yZ95iWVeMGG171ZXR5b_Lq74qoy8FYwnoC9R3kSjzFxe11QU27z5Whd-_qYVATnp57eln04_VG5/s320/IMG_8776.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Plat Du Jour</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p><br /></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-32441969463512591282024-03-21T16:40:00.004-04:002024-03-21T16:40:14.404-04:00Fun With Tie Dye<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Very much enjoyed working on the silk dress today! And the face is beginning to shape up.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfmXfGckFSGaIBNSmTQhzcFrcQYdmfMcgiOV0TXcnLpe8eUTq5I39F9IdNJXF75cAkc4Ax9IigvXmw2b3Q5Yqm9TcCjPsaWqOdckby0Qo27BQ1eXatrNqh0FQRTXt1mpsew3bdW6fHuwXaFwkSx81wyan8GPD9thu16btxzOXHJVQPqYCbXK2e4OFmE3K/s600/IMG_8661.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="600" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfmXfGckFSGaIBNSmTQhzcFrcQYdmfMcgiOV0TXcnLpe8eUTq5I39F9IdNJXF75cAkc4Ax9IigvXmw2b3Q5Yqm9TcCjPsaWqOdckby0Qo27BQ1eXatrNqh0FQRTXt1mpsew3bdW6fHuwXaFwkSx81wyan8GPD9thu16btxzOXHJVQPqYCbXK2e4OFmE3K/s320/IMG_8661.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Leah</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-68929375245354361022024-03-21T15:52:00.001-04:002024-03-21T15:52:01.648-04:00An Hour Of Blending<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">I love the way the light falls off on the interior ceiling, and really wanted to tackle it today. Most of the time I look for things that will challenge my abilitites, and graduated light is one of them. It usually takes several sessions and successive layers of paint to pull it off. This ceiling might be done, or I might try to go back in one more time.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uvGUMuBQ5dFIjK2mTT4eQ_BD1PzQNrj9GKHYc8AXqX_tfFCa0c47L2UI3uttfFFB_Cr7Ql145lZ5rqtvJ10QFxuxqgerrwc7N1AXZZc00mN64qgZ-ROktRF8aDRgVzFVPrfpz6cE8wFM4XRCUG97HUMKjAFTNMWvRalIysK2mJYLMhUmzVi1cl37wfns/s600/IMG_8771.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="600" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uvGUMuBQ5dFIjK2mTT4eQ_BD1PzQNrj9GKHYc8AXqX_tfFCa0c47L2UI3uttfFFB_Cr7Ql145lZ5rqtvJ10QFxuxqgerrwc7N1AXZZc00mN64qgZ-ROktRF8aDRgVzFVPrfpz6cE8wFM4XRCUG97HUMKjAFTNMWvRalIysK2mJYLMhUmzVi1cl37wfns/s320/IMG_8771.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Dance All Night</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-11445429431053372024-03-21T15:19:00.002-04:002024-03-21T15:19:36.366-04:00More Of The Same<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> I wanted to push a little further on this one today, concentrating on four of the figures on the right. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCx0KmtoLLJrp1sGTuB46VOidljbGkFtdf89WpUHo5-XVtFi8Q4HqcRwbLMLpng6SH8QXCKxGpPApDA27h-ce8ycGXXvyvU5VBMBNAxtLcmXe9aFytj6G3vHAWp9z-XfjXAG2u448UQ8eBszYhyp7NPFX4sPBLHXtEUZwQB4nXrcrUSFP630mY8o8nF6Xz/s955/IMG_8769.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCx0KmtoLLJrp1sGTuB46VOidljbGkFtdf89WpUHo5-XVtFi8Q4HqcRwbLMLpng6SH8QXCKxGpPApDA27h-ce8ycGXXvyvU5VBMBNAxtLcmXe9aFytj6G3vHAWp9z-XfjXAG2u448UQ8eBszYhyp7NPFX4sPBLHXtEUZwQB4nXrcrUSFP630mY8o8nF6Xz/s320/IMG_8769.jpeg" width="201" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Straight Ahead</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><br /></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-73516012496636428622024-03-20T18:43:00.003-04:002024-03-20T18:43:23.492-04:00Two Heavy Hitters<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">I think these are the two most important pieces to finish for the show.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Did a lot of work in the upper left-hand corner, and some of the chair legs:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOk-L8kSgEyzmIouRxs6IAgbKplEl2Ts2XE3ZXKJKPQeSOTNBR_uYwF-vZHhkYbHJpaWU7qZZHutU_u01HTTWQXfqa9LhAvJYSmjrlfXeAVIq30aZCobsLaoeUbIUJHm-vO9NW2SIl0e78k7YWT4J8Q4zP1Yf9kmx5YePM_nSPQ2cpIzsvEZDITxm_Mpb/s800/IMG_8733.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOk-L8kSgEyzmIouRxs6IAgbKplEl2Ts2XE3ZXKJKPQeSOTNBR_uYwF-vZHhkYbHJpaWU7qZZHutU_u01HTTWQXfqa9LhAvJYSmjrlfXeAVIq30aZCobsLaoeUbIUJHm-vO9NW2SIl0e78k7YWT4J8Q4zP1Yf9kmx5YePM_nSPQ2cpIzsvEZDITxm_Mpb/s320/IMG_8733.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> The Garden Room</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">And I'm changing the name to <i>The Garden Room.</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">Not sure about the pink building, but the figure's coming along well.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XRR99agv2HCG7j-W2GSWl9Ew5RCntRglidC8kBIqQcxM1HtesKEzDQWxd_NzOLbn7P3c3AB1j9Mnyx77FoemB1PrxBTXt__jX17o5LMhX5pf9TdUWpbNZPvZumzkDngjuSB6TaxhzgLkQRAhCOPtaqgrrdLXwl7rHdZU54E7KVUvm4y0Gh1eJwBxP_JY/s945/IMG_8760.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XRR99agv2HCG7j-W2GSWl9Ew5RCntRglidC8kBIqQcxM1HtesKEzDQWxd_NzOLbn7P3c3AB1j9Mnyx77FoemB1PrxBTXt__jX17o5LMhX5pf9TdUWpbNZPvZumzkDngjuSB6TaxhzgLkQRAhCOPtaqgrrdLXwl7rHdZU54E7KVUvm4y0Gh1eJwBxP_JY/s320/IMG_8760.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Straight Ahead</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-50993689937021379502024-03-19T16:07:00.002-04:002024-03-19T16:07:09.052-04:00Tired<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Here's the only piece I worked on today:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDNESo9Yos9Auu0clRjKAgdYBJTU-zIrZ78a1amYjcFnnvH_KtH27a3hetS8ete_f2kwCOl-UVcOZ9ezIXcxAB1u6cXLNooLc4FgygmBi8SIIJrYWn-MlfPv4623EiDpscnf-UJ4_6PHy5tLie24-99lmk96mRF2IUywUqSNZnqF_nXUYDRwOMs7SSZ_N/s800/IMG_8658.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="800" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDNESo9Yos9Auu0clRjKAgdYBJTU-zIrZ78a1amYjcFnnvH_KtH27a3hetS8ete_f2kwCOl-UVcOZ9ezIXcxAB1u6cXLNooLc4FgygmBi8SIIJrYWn-MlfPv4623EiDpscnf-UJ4_6PHy5tLie24-99lmk96mRF2IUywUqSNZnqF_nXUYDRwOMs7SSZ_N/s320/IMG_8658.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Another 4th Street</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p> <br /></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-5970416592228809372024-03-18T18:24:00.001-04:002024-03-18T18:24:07.961-04:00Trying For Atmosphere<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> It's still going to take another session or two to get the soft gradation on the ceiling; if I get it right, the scene should feel like light is emanating from inside the shop.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDNTvyEDGY6XGBVuxjq1S6r826U-pqDTq6l5RBzpACC1W602TKXmdiIjp2paT5C1hix96K4Pt9BNLc6s4FxSKEnv27cj_zzK1Eo2bEChxNna-l_j0qbJfHbVPuf6TqDGLdigKHnxnc0baXf8D7EkNqnXERLFRTjjsg7BuF53EJly00uPobYclHbGE5fyq/s600/IMG_8728.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="600" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDNTvyEDGY6XGBVuxjq1S6r826U-pqDTq6l5RBzpACC1W602TKXmdiIjp2paT5C1hix96K4Pt9BNLc6s4FxSKEnv27cj_zzK1Eo2bEChxNna-l_j0qbJfHbVPuf6TqDGLdigKHnxnc0baXf8D7EkNqnXERLFRTjjsg7BuF53EJly00uPobYclHbGE5fyq/s320/IMG_8728.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Dance All Night</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">And I worked on Shawn's purple pants and her vest:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGat0wQRqvjvBCDMq3BUfriiMfjAjghWS24qA5-e3jbIxcJbO1bCpnNSbv5yJpsGxUs-uA3-zXKLlpKnUhOFhcIgN5-KfXYFuDB3kly4oZ44Cy_74UIp7WSHu8jgVDLbkBjRL9PaLnwrdgZoGOEeacxmaJJud0lpwT0Y42NyBFjLw2bl1991r3QftcsgWD/s600/IMG_8727.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="600" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGat0wQRqvjvBCDMq3BUfriiMfjAjghWS24qA5-e3jbIxcJbO1bCpnNSbv5yJpsGxUs-uA3-zXKLlpKnUhOFhcIgN5-KfXYFuDB3kly4oZ44Cy_74UIp7WSHu8jgVDLbkBjRL9PaLnwrdgZoGOEeacxmaJJud0lpwT0Y42NyBFjLw2bl1991r3QftcsgWD/s320/IMG_8727.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Shawn</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-31228444215795853232024-03-18T15:53:00.003-04:002024-03-18T15:53:35.172-04:00Back To Work<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> I took most of thee weekend off, and am now stressing about the deadlines again as I sit in front of the easel. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJsa_1cCEyCopV5NDr66mKTTrCxDd_DijTeMBb7aW0-V2lCGL6X0-Q3Zom1y0G9aTSpVGqqrnFa1DBJTdUHQbURV9e7c3Z60XY2HAHEvp3S-qfn5sdOO_xKPnjBSn6h21b8C63mkKiD5RsiqrCDZ0Ssj6LR-xw3lXBnZgxTFUCiVZhmpct3i45_kkcSUE/s800/IMG_8724.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="800" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJsa_1cCEyCopV5NDr66mKTTrCxDd_DijTeMBb7aW0-V2lCGL6X0-Q3Zom1y0G9aTSpVGqqrnFa1DBJTdUHQbURV9e7c3Z60XY2HAHEvp3S-qfn5sdOO_xKPnjBSn6h21b8C63mkKiD5RsiqrCDZ0Ssj6LR-xw3lXBnZgxTFUCiVZhmpct3i45_kkcSUE/s320/IMG_8724.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> The Green Room</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">Above: worked the lower right corner. I figure if I concentrate on limited areas I can keep from smudging by then working on the other side of the painting next session, while it dries.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQx0b6bhh_by9aIZVQXRWZsVCQ75TTHA_ql3QbwVx8Rfdgj3EMWL0v0N7ZXzn_4ffwPvKPeSDGcDc6wQF3g3mopIBxiOWmnn32_15ouIZ_ILoRqZArhOhnwH_dQ21z2-0UMzGmnDYdusZInD7v5ywXCLMOeesyP-U5fGfgen07nGjhZ-w3M7SObaPk-iiT/s957/IMG_8722.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQx0b6bhh_by9aIZVQXRWZsVCQ75TTHA_ql3QbwVx8Rfdgj3EMWL0v0N7ZXzn_4ffwPvKPeSDGcDc6wQF3g3mopIBxiOWmnn32_15ouIZ_ILoRqZArhOhnwH_dQ21z2-0UMzGmnDYdusZInD7v5ywXCLMOeesyP-U5fGfgen07nGjhZ-w3M7SObaPk-iiT/s320/IMG_8722.jpeg" width="201" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Straight Ahead</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I didn't realize how much work needs to be done on the buildings! The plan is to give this three days and then get back to it. </span><br /></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-38421463513880329082024-03-14T21:19:00.003-04:002024-03-14T21:19:34.530-04:00Balance<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Feeling pulled in multiple directions this week, but I managed to get some work done on a few more pieces:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99VmZ_W8-q1IarBmcYFa86BL3kQosNGn2A5Hq51_eOZHiv8oRC_MBrTHF6Q_bBWnNsl4wVP1HEY_s-gc-r4J58xMTv4Jwta8p16_FPpQa8Fes411ufPTn146aCU6pSQqi32ql7bR8Plp7eOzni-ywaWtnKRgbIojTLXZo123MM0NIDpFnhbngIWiayt6V/s600/IMG_8650.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99VmZ_W8-q1IarBmcYFa86BL3kQosNGn2A5Hq51_eOZHiv8oRC_MBrTHF6Q_bBWnNsl4wVP1HEY_s-gc-r4J58xMTv4Jwta8p16_FPpQa8Fes411ufPTn146aCU6pSQqi32ql7bR8Plp7eOzni-ywaWtnKRgbIojTLXZo123MM0NIDpFnhbngIWiayt6V/s320/IMG_8650.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Joan</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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In fact, right now I'm under pressure to finish several projects aside from working at the easel, and it's stressful.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But I did manage to work on the two pieces below today, and tonight I hope to get to the <i><b>Joan</b></i> piece.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidleXerIFwpu-oor0g60K5w1IBauHx5MjEzd7SahQKWUh5DELpB1TxjMD31P1QEi0cGvlr2K0DlBxKp0aBhYtbJGDe3mtYdHDhKU17KuEqpGcPE7sB1Rn1BFdFLg0IMQu-SzuX17eE9xAkRaOqLg0LHsZzJp1F9viYqWmdKAQqV4baw5Nj4faADi-6EwS4/s600/IMG_8597.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="600" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidleXerIFwpu-oor0g60K5w1IBauHx5MjEzd7SahQKWUh5DELpB1TxjMD31P1QEi0cGvlr2K0DlBxKp0aBhYtbJGDe3mtYdHDhKU17KuEqpGcPE7sB1Rn1BFdFLg0IMQu-SzuX17eE9xAkRaOqLg0LHsZzJp1F9viYqWmdKAQqV4baw5Nj4faADi-6EwS4/s320/IMG_8597.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Plat Du Jour</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01iVH027OtuWX3Is5G9hsEf5oNCpZTW0EPhYIOGdAdjrt5a9-ixrhyphenhyphen1P86u4op9rFEqMDwIBGGPtgHiDUEoDfVs6GOTWNY-eA4-wLo4m6mDR1o1hy-nD4yCN58qOur4h0uSwm_iwAfq5oVPjwnZ_K1rGNNtTxKtGTd53nz693zvaKL5-SmkKrJcc-mWJ3/s2817/IMG_8648.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="2817" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01iVH027OtuWX3Is5G9hsEf5oNCpZTW0EPhYIOGdAdjrt5a9-ixrhyphenhyphen1P86u4op9rFEqMDwIBGGPtgHiDUEoDfVs6GOTWNY-eA4-wLo4m6mDR1o1hy-nD4yCN58qOur4h0uSwm_iwAfq5oVPjwnZ_K1rGNNtTxKtGTd53nz693zvaKL5-SmkKrJcc-mWJ3/s320/IMG_8648.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> 4th Street</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-62644193893841908652024-03-12T13:15:00.003-04:002024-03-12T16:11:26.523-04:00It's Another Week<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">...and it's time to put in some hard time at the easel. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ06FpQv1UdhgLnK8sqwZBC6QNVSrkPf9NScHC-6ARkFvZIr8YpQcvepUT8KC6lhyslbBoAQZh90yzFiTOtDp5YaDwRW9MabSPrm7glhFTWTiK5JoapPzYIy8awNAz5Zmm14rnnl8eS0WAsu4y2E8KoV4DcF334x6W4XMHl2y2w6315RDNDk2Md6oEplVs/s800/IMG_8579.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="800" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ06FpQv1UdhgLnK8sqwZBC6QNVSrkPf9NScHC-6ARkFvZIr8YpQcvepUT8KC6lhyslbBoAQZh90yzFiTOtDp5YaDwRW9MabSPrm7glhFTWTiK5JoapPzYIy8awNAz5Zmm14rnnl8eS0WAsu4y2E8KoV4DcF334x6W4XMHl2y2w6315RDNDk2Md6oEplVs/s320/IMG_8579.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> The Green Room</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz18_x6cXFXrboTu9nMHTAGY4ebtfKH_OYyEz2a3e0velpN35KKV_XRsrwrpnqfZo4mHY9sgPCF5a5C6YtqSfE7ZRiZIahlam1RNnkzXhcnX0J90JouleRJa3H1MWbIa-q5ut1Y9hz7LSLP4Yev5kOXNfTCGLeqCnPzQm_MKxfnlK-Hl_uYcrcoIjCfGK0/s943/IMG_8584.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz18_x6cXFXrboTu9nMHTAGY4ebtfKH_OYyEz2a3e0velpN35KKV_XRsrwrpnqfZo4mHY9sgPCF5a5C6YtqSfE7ZRiZIahlam1RNnkzXhcnX0J90JouleRJa3H1MWbIa-q5ut1Y9hz7LSLP4Yev5kOXNfTCGLeqCnPzQm_MKxfnlK-Hl_uYcrcoIjCfGK0/s320/IMG_8584.jpeg" width="204" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span><span><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Straight Ahead</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><p></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-42964607472070115842024-03-10T22:29:00.000-04:002024-03-10T22:29:15.150-04:00Chuffed<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Today was my first of three volunteer sessions at Artomatic, and I had a good time clicking the little tabulator as people came through the door. Two hours after we opened, 733 folks had arrived to see the art, and two hours after that, 900 more had arrived. I also had the pleasure of attaching paper wrist bracelets for people who thought they might have a bit of wine or beer on the upper floors. I've been so isolated for so long it was fun to talk with the visitors.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here I am in room 211, happy after seeing the comments in the guest book for my little show.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVw8Sg-u0-qmc7F1FLXRGeou-dvbPgnxnrK78KnNkiHveLgn43Pkb7044U3TjNpikC4TbbfJNF-lAH1SlIi8Xq5D6VB2xCJU1Zi6N7qqr_JDNvvExX7ey7OB8CSQHhf7zX66-_68mvCq_lzY7MYQ4Q3d_eP1CcYUfqEhcAK5egMD3VVkTZ4wTjDlEjCGWM/s800/IMG_8526a800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="800" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVw8Sg-u0-qmc7F1FLXRGeou-dvbPgnxnrK78KnNkiHveLgn43Pkb7044U3TjNpikC4TbbfJNF-lAH1SlIi8Xq5D6VB2xCJU1Zi6N7qqr_JDNvvExX7ey7OB8CSQHhf7zX66-_68mvCq_lzY7MYQ4Q3d_eP1CcYUfqEhcAK5egMD3VVkTZ4wTjDlEjCGWM/s320/IMG_8526a800.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The best part was finding four new people who agreed to model for the America series! Their portraits will be coming up very soon in this space.<br /><p></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-74803264419384593972024-03-09T19:18:00.002-05:002024-03-09T19:18:46.870-05:00Dreary Weather, Notations<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Today is about as dismal a day as they come, so the light wasn't particularly strong. I did get some work done, but a lot of it was just trying out color and value to see how things would look.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vo5rtfUHLeC5z04l0t9YLMX4YnftSARhQEEXLx8Hqu04rV9f5kPMA-4-wx7FBu9o9QBBbvKfD4wDK_o7urulC7qcRBM3vC8uhIhUiV9qNiDjhHkAL1_aHgn_FFJViaaiLMZpFmDAmceDi7I1fOfMdVvtjqosRPNWUjw7YGm7Q8BKOibSQu1rb-WTEnDB/s800/IMG_8494.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="800" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vo5rtfUHLeC5z04l0t9YLMX4YnftSARhQEEXLx8Hqu04rV9f5kPMA-4-wx7FBu9o9QBBbvKfD4wDK_o7urulC7qcRBM3vC8uhIhUiV9qNiDjhHkAL1_aHgn_FFJViaaiLMZpFmDAmceDi7I1fOfMdVvtjqosRPNWUjw7YGm7Q8BKOibSQu1rb-WTEnDB/s320/IMG_8494.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> The Green Room</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUx-rdvyvEFplDfoAFZR1sfimApWF7HCm6ek1fn_miSL8w05HyPQUqKBXejr9kmciQFtmTmREOOKi36Tl_d1X_NzIONRO67zUCjtGywUlFdX1wMmMSUwENdTfPkVGAyIaatVWq6uBsM1uxOPnLUxEE1ZbJEUj9pLdQugL2cQn8QOOnXyDjoqXFxaoNxVIR/s605/IMG_8492.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUx-rdvyvEFplDfoAFZR1sfimApWF7HCm6ek1fn_miSL8w05HyPQUqKBXejr9kmciQFtmTmREOOKi36Tl_d1X_NzIONRO67zUCjtGywUlFdX1wMmMSUwENdTfPkVGAyIaatVWq6uBsM1uxOPnLUxEE1ZbJEUj9pLdQugL2cQn8QOOnXyDjoqXFxaoNxVIR/s320/IMG_8492.jpeg" width="317" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Leah</span></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">The face still needs work but that marvelous silk dress is so much fun to paint. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><br /></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-75901202634666255832024-03-07T16:03:00.005-05:002024-03-07T16:03:51.410-05:00And Another One Down<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> I've taken this about as far as I can. It's not perfect, but here it is.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyZsdhoxkXShkc8caBlWklFn8s8ONRM2a1Jpu9YAQLERufHriIvTb23Mbwoibd_ZdHVXEt52U-UVKGVNp0litV4Upzjc58ssNazdH9dI7_dhve0wtqBkGP6cCTUm38YQ9gW7B_UxAnAC3ljqabR3-ndNdv-btc-yOQhFVRkNFtZlWM7KfeAEkgNbxJoon/s800/DSC02193b@800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="800" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyZsdhoxkXShkc8caBlWklFn8s8ONRM2a1Jpu9YAQLERufHriIvTb23Mbwoibd_ZdHVXEt52U-UVKGVNp0litV4Upzjc58ssNazdH9dI7_dhve0wtqBkGP6cCTUm38YQ9gW7B_UxAnAC3ljqabR3-ndNdv-btc-yOQhFVRkNFtZlWM7KfeAEkgNbxJoon/s320/DSC02193b@800.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>She Said He Said <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">(click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><br /><p></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-25153903426808324432024-03-07T14:51:00.005-05:002024-03-07T14:51:22.181-05:00Developing The Face<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> I'm much happier with this one after today's session. Next time I'll work on the vest.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvq5iwof0UuqYF1Q1_2o_Jkqpfl2fUmXPiNUj-FAK-DARle6AtVDgdKFEui-jHR87yqGxChJcJKnTE5jExeCnIF83u8e2nbfwKP6HfEY_vu_kXc3JJ_AMsuw9a9INzP3pjv2R9T3jHHwt1y4rfZ2rJ-LHMjzZ1KWh8lQH7d58R7zswku0KBIt8IdcnmRy/s2639/IMG_8488.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2607" data-original-width="2639" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvq5iwof0UuqYF1Q1_2o_Jkqpfl2fUmXPiNUj-FAK-DARle6AtVDgdKFEui-jHR87yqGxChJcJKnTE5jExeCnIF83u8e2nbfwKP6HfEY_vu_kXc3JJ_AMsuw9a9INzP3pjv2R9T3jHHwt1y4rfZ2rJ-LHMjzZ1KWh8lQH7d58R7zswku0KBIt8IdcnmRy/s320/IMG_8488.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Shawn</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><br /><p></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-48693350407242654662024-03-07T14:18:00.003-05:002024-03-07T14:18:53.438-05:00Here And There<p><span style="font-family: arial;">More painting. Skipped around; faces, clothes, some building lines.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdRtVsCw30NlxtEL644CFngzg7CYubJHTSr1Wl0EHFeTU8sbtM2ga5vwvLP7_B1U_AfjK_wdGYf5AJgWaOIL23BfK-shN02R5kWoKbMF2wCTqpP8dl6BhHzTqg3EapUKMqRai0CaReOkaD-DpuxTM3ebxOsKeU17i6YVUYDFtR7M_Hs5P39LAuSvRq8Z-/s951/IMG_8485.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdRtVsCw30NlxtEL644CFngzg7CYubJHTSr1Wl0EHFeTU8sbtM2ga5vwvLP7_B1U_AfjK_wdGYf5AJgWaOIL23BfK-shN02R5kWoKbMF2wCTqpP8dl6BhHzTqg3EapUKMqRai0CaReOkaD-DpuxTM3ebxOsKeU17i6YVUYDFtR7M_Hs5P39LAuSvRq8Z-/s320/IMG_8485.jpeg" width="202" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Straight Ahead</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <br /></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-61455474399235977162024-03-06T18:25:00.001-05:002024-03-06T18:25:07.469-05:00Out On The Street<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Number 4 in the series of 6" New York City Short Stories.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-jWetS8ojamzFhEhhey_cpcu-HpqcMK21HUB5dW-XAEU5tOCaVCiSWdLGeqOFUgkZ7G1doQs9EwG1mOQV4hBtVzmJbcMwLVb2cQQg3nOfrzBNxSPc0MbLbV2OLF4FxYwp8J4jFsAluD2hAcFE985DkP9xjYkmYv5mNBLAn1efkHvySBLrl-qyh4yXksA/s2442/IMG_8476.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2442" data-original-width="2386" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-jWetS8ojamzFhEhhey_cpcu-HpqcMK21HUB5dW-XAEU5tOCaVCiSWdLGeqOFUgkZ7G1doQs9EwG1mOQV4hBtVzmJbcMwLVb2cQQg3nOfrzBNxSPc0MbLbV2OLF4FxYwp8J4jFsAluD2hAcFE985DkP9xjYkmYv5mNBLAn1efkHvySBLrl-qyh4yXksA/s320/IMG_8476.jpeg" width="313" /></a></span></div> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><i><b><span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> Exit</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><i><span><span><span><span>, </span></span></span></span></i></b><span><span><span><span>work in progress</span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif"> (click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <br /><p></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693708567190662443.post-52184731072331264602024-03-06T13:33:00.001-05:002024-03-06T13:33:17.929-05:00Finished!<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Finally done.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhzToBBnkm5foYRGlE5DvrLpEsZWPkgv4lHfbDlCfIlSFaoomaDdDuhh1OYJebaX-YdKnsfN4t31oo9SG0eZFVvGSJswQ1UPMG6nO3aEeavCYKO1F8PmMuJ7wNl0PdG6_Ub9AWtdks164Cvlu-P7SUsQrFrt7g66tXYhaTQlYICapRKbqVespwgvC6xaY/s800/DSC02189a800a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="800" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhzToBBnkm5foYRGlE5DvrLpEsZWPkgv4lHfbDlCfIlSFaoomaDdDuhh1OYJebaX-YdKnsfN4t31oo9SG0eZFVvGSJswQ1UPMG6nO3aEeavCYKO1F8PmMuJ7wNl0PdG6_Ub9AWtdks164Cvlu-P7SUsQrFrt7g66tXYhaTQlYICapRKbqVespwgvC6xaY/s320/DSC02189a800a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Bowery Graffiti Wall (Revok + Pose) <span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial", "helvetica", sans-serif">(click on image for larger view)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><br /><p></p>Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09667535797993986801noreply@blogger.com0