done @ STBX: QP of a Miss Lilly's fellow met yesterday

Although QP's are only supposed to take 1 hour, This took more like 2     Here's the original and perhaps I've strayed too far for a likeness I tried to increase the contrast on the face.  Glasses always pose a problem.

2010 August 23 - @ Picton

Here is my lastest QP.  I am using a different process to get a more "painterly" result.  I  like it so much I want to do another one but have no immediate 'guinea pigs'. 

Not as good I think but still worth more trys. 

Tuesday the 17th

So I'm getting a doctor finally after being here a year and I thought it might be a good idea to give a sheet with my "issues" on it so I've made a sheet that I can put text on.  I didn't want it to be really specific as in a life drawing but also wanted to "personalize" it in such a way that it would leave no doubt whose chart it belonged to.

So here it is - and I can print off fresh copies with updated heads etc. Cool eh?  I can write on it manually or type for clarity in Photoshop.

    Yesterday Afternoon I went to the Outlet Beach at the Sandbanks Prov. Park in PEC, Ontario.  There was a strong wind blowing and the breakers had about a 3 foot swell.  When I got out to over my waist, I was lifted off my feet and carried back toward the shore - so then, of course one walks out asap.  It is best to walk backwards. I somehow remembered that from my childhood.  A rejuvenating experiance! 
I took some photos & may use some in a painting . . . in my spare time.  Today, back to work on the stone house.

Monday the 16th - @ Miss Lilly's in Picton

Just time for a quickie. Trying to take more and more painting liberties.

Saturday the 14th - @ STBX

Still took me an hour but was really fun - If anyone knows how to align this text to the top of the image with

's, let me know please.  I can only think of putting both in a table with 2 columns and that might not work well in all browsers now. . . .

   I'm having a great day so far - my last Saturday without working the whole day :( for a while at least ):

1. I woke up when a dear friend who shall remain nameless texted me at 2:45am my time.  I've been on edge for some reason although I've been trying to relax and I thought it was an alarm to get me off to Picton. Anyway, after debating with myself as to how to respond to the fact that I was FULLY awake after having only 3 hours sleep, I concluded that I was hungry (no dinner last night) and so I should go to the 10 Acre 24 hour Truck Stop where the WIFI is "Our 10 Acre Guests" - you don't even have to login! and have their yummy $6.75 Breakfast Special.
2. So I got there about 20 minutes later. I decided to work on a doggy portrait that I'd really like to use in my next display at The Pampered Pooch.


3. Then I drove to Picton, cleaned the locker rooms and having some energy left, deposited my pay at the bank and went to STBX where I made my new self portrait and am now posting this blog.

Not bad for running on 3 hours sleep!

But why is the colour so wierd?  Should I convert to sRGB?

Wednesday the 11th - 398 Main St. Picton

My Concern is to grab viewer and dignify this house.  It is a little unkempt and the grounds slightly over-grown. Perhaps this could be depicting an earlier time.  There is a large front yard with mature trees.  The lot backs to the steep hill down to the harbour.  

Here is the MLS photo. It really is the only angle to take the shot and the lampost poses a problem for photographs but not for painters. Looking at the 2 images, I notice there are some errors in my painting.  The lampost on the right needs defining - I'll place it a little further away from the side door.  The seller installed flower baskets on the front lamppost.  I wasn't sure what they were in the small photo I was using and there is a dark blob from the silhouette - I'll add the stone wall back.  I also painted out the window on the sunny side of the vestibule.  Another dominant feature of this house  when you are actually there looking at it are pie shaped red and blue glass pieces in the widow's walk windows - they are too pale in my painting and certainly don't photograph well.  There is also an urn on a plinth by the front path . . . don't know if I'll put it in.  I should paint in the flower bed though.

However, it is now past 4am and I think I can sleep now.  With luck, I can continue tomorrow.

Sunday the 8th - @ STBX

It is a rainy day & wil get hotter as the week progresses.  A good time to work on existing paintings at my basement studio.
I am so happy that I can post images from my Mac while "on the road" !
This has made my day!