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Acrylic Sketch...

Acrylicsketch I keep repeating this theme and one day I will get it the way I see it in my head. I will start to lay on oil painting this afternoon.

I am imagining the rim lighting, the window is sort of a homage to Hopper. 

How I Start...

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These are all acrylic washes or glazes.

Once one color is dry I glaze over with another.

I’ve added oil to the the last two (below). I personally like #5 & 6 but kept going because it’s a demo.

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More on Joy...

I am most likely the least positive thinking person in my family and feel sometimes overwhelmed with all the happy thoughts going around here. But it works, it does make a difference to the people you come in contact with. Cybel’s post today on Auntie Carrie illustrate how little you need to do in order to bring some joy to someone’s life.

A Personal Experience, Joy in Doing What you Like...

Goldie

I’ve made mention in an earlier post that I love painting heads. I experiment with colors and brush work. I start off with a vision of what I want to get down on the canvas. Sometimes I get close to what I had in mind. Often I am so far away from my original intent that I become concerned and frustrated. But always there is joy.

Playing Around and Having Fun...

The way things work out, it to take a hell of a long time to realize that life is so much fun, when you are having fun.

The Import

Welcome to the Desert...

Tempe Center for the Arts

Tempe Center for the Arts

The City of Tempe Arizona has been under going a change to its skyline. The new Tempe Center for the Arts’s structure is a eye catcher as you drive east or west on the state highway 202.

Inside the center there is a combination of the elegance of natural wood, glass, steel and concrete and reminds me of the lofts and galleries of New York’s Chelsea and Soho.

One of the features at the new building will be a 3,500 foot gallery, featuring the works of local artist.

Everyday