"200 Faces, No. 134"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

I'm back to painting today, happily.   You may have heard it started snowing in Atlanta on Tuesday around noon.  Within an hour, the city and suburbs was in gridlock.

I liken it to every Halloween - when at 2 or 3, the whistle blows and kids load into buses and parents get on the roads and every street, highway, road is a traffic jam for hours.  That's life in Atlanta.  Add snow and ice to the situation and it's a disaster.

Us?   We were home by the time it started.  And we didn't leave until yesterday afternoon.  Zac and Joey had their first intro to snow and loved it, like most dogs.  I love snow days.

Frankly, it was too frigid in my studio to even entertain the thought of painting.  Now it's more than comfy out here.

A new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED  -  a young woman that I ended up with a more classic portrait, chosen for her hair.  I always need practice with painting hair.

"Foam Bath"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
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A reminder of warmth, sun, sand and fun at the beach in the summertime.

"Object of My Affection"

9 x 12"

oil on panel
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I've been working on this for several days.  I think this COLD weather has slowed me down.  I have many friends and fans who endure brutal winters in the north - I don't know how you do it.  I always say 'that's why I live in the South' but we've got temps we rarely see.  I think I'll work on a beach painting next just to channel in the sun and warmth.

As I was painting this new piece, I came up with several titles - a young couple admiring Mary Cassatt's painting 'A Child's Bath', which could mean they're contemplating having a baby, missing their baby or just enjoying the painting.  It's rather sweet whatever the story is.

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Stay warm, my friends ~

"Iron Side"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

A woman resting on a carved, wrought-iron bench in the Sculpture Gallery in the Art Institute of Chicago.

"Get With The Program"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
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From the Art Institute of Chicago, a woman reading the museum's program with a couple of Georgia O'Keeffes beside her.

"200 Faces, No. 133"

 5 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

I'm back to painting.  Thank you for coming back to visit.

This guy was fun to paint - he has a rather biblical look.  The detail below shows how I approached the beard - a combination of wet paint underneath, then scrubbing on strokes with a dry brush, then scratching into the paint with a small palette knife.

detail

A new addition to my ongoing series BUST-ED.

"Celebrity Sighting"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
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I love this story - record crowds have been 'flocking to the Frick Collection' to see the Dutch painter, Carel Fabritius's oil titled 'Goldfinch' - which is the inspiration for the novel by Donna Tartt.  It is a wonderful thing when masses of people are interested in art and get to the museums.

"200 Faces, No. 132"

5 x 7"

oil on panel
sold

Adding to my ongoing series BUST-ED, a Latino man painted on a vibrant orange ground - which I decided to keep as the background.