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Today I went to a party at the river in downtown Jacksonville. There was a clam chowder cook off but I forgot to eat. I was too busy painting. I set up right in the middle of the event in front of the "Back Porch Gut Bucket band". They played the saw, spoons and wash tub bass and a bucket bass. One of the guys was having so much fun I had to paint his picture. Here it is. If you look in the background you can see him. He liked it so much he bought it on the spot. Yahoo! I can get more paint!!!! My favorite was the second picture I did. I do not have a picture of it though. Anyway, I painted some water, a dock and a little girl sitting on it. The little girl saw the picture and since it was just a quick painting I gave it to her. Her mother said that they had been walking around and her daughter was telling her how badly she wanted it. She was soooooo excited when I gave it to her! I have to say it was better than the check I got for the first one. She was ten years old and very thankful. Today was a great day of painting!

last few days

Been at the easel the last few days. The first pic is a rework of one I never liked. I changed the tree up and the angles of the picnic table then I added a man walking the path. I like it a lot better in real life than this picture. Some of these seem a blown out. I then tried a 45 minute painting and did the surfer in the morning light. I am very interested in putting people in pictures. It is challenging to get them at the right "line of sight " and proper size. It is very fun though. The next two were what I painted today. I went to the bakery for a cup of coffee this morning and stayed and painted it. Mitchell called while I was there and we got together and went to Miracle Meadows and tried some horses. I need to put a little more effort in the horses. Mine look a bit like cows according to my daughter. Anyway, as always, feel free to comment,

Dean

magnolias

Well monday was another get together with the "brush-ka-teers". It was Stephen's turn to provide the still life and he brought magnolias. They were really quite beautiful but very intimidating. I was at a loss as to where to even begin. My first attempt got washed down the drain, literally. I took my canvas to the sink and scrubbed it off. There were so many shadows that made this so difficult for me. The bowl shape of the flowers were especially challenging. All in all it was a great exercise in just flat out trying! I will get em' next time! Thanks for looking. This is an 11x14 if you were wondering. Dean

saturday

Here is a picture I painted saturday. It was from a photograph I had taken in downtown New Bern, NC. I was pleased with the perspective. Not thrilled with the tower width (it should be a bit narrower) a gave the vehicles a try. do like them farther away best! Ha! Thanks for looking, Dean

last week's work

Here are two I did last week. The first one is from an "OOPS" paint out with about 15 people. Bernie's parents had some very gracious neighbors that allowed us to roam between the two properties and paint our hearts out! We had a blast! It was cut a bit short though due to an approaching thunderstorm but it was still an enjoyable time. The part I liked the best about doing this picture was the owners of the barn were watching me the whole time given I was standing by their back porch. The woman who owned the property kept telling her husband look how nice the barn would look if he cleaned it! Ha! It was very full. I just chose to paint the tractor in it. As for the bicyclist, that was done from a photo I had taken a few years back. There were actually three riders in the photo but after the trouble I had with the first I opted out of the next two. That is why the composition is a little off. What was fun about finishing that one is I took it to show a friend and he actually knew where that place was and it is 5 hours away! I guess I did well on the scene itself. As always, thanks for looking.