On the town with New Yorker

 Shes ready to step out..

While she is 99% done, i have a mess to clean up. Little scraps are scattered everywhere. It's like she was in a parade with confetti raining down on her. And I am the street sweeper.   This took 10 days.    I bet I will find stray scraps for a lot longer than that.    

New Yorker, paper collage

 I have made big strides with my new. challenge.  I tore strips on an angle from a New Yorker magazine and alternated them directionally on the canvas to give the impression of a bulky knit sweater. 

Then worked on the scarf.

I hope to finish her tomorrow. 

Torn paper 80s lady revisited

 I painted this watercolor lady in the 1980s. I matted it and propped it up on a buffet.  But as time went by, she ended up in the closet with others.  But I came across her the other day when I was looking for an old  beach girl acrylic painting that I thought would be interesting done in torn paper collage.   Change of plan.   Happens often.   So, now it is a work in progress.  

Now it looks like this. 

I have not figured out how to give her a sweater.  But it is fun having a challenge.  I will post again soon. I gave myself a week to finish this,  not remembering that I signed up for a two day art party weekend online which starts tomorrow at 8 a.m.    

I plan to finish this today, however I can always tweak it next week. 

Art aprons

 My old art aprons are getting a bit tired.  I always wear them for painting, art, floor, walls, flower pots, table,  golf cart, or anything else.  

So I decided to paint a new one.  Knowing that painting on a dark fabric requires a white under the other colors to make them stand out, I did a quick background. I had my colors at hand waiting for their turns.   But once I had the white gesso undercoat down, I adjusted my plan and shaded it with Paynes grey and called it done.  At least for now.  I will soon be wiping my hands and spilling and spattering other colors on it, so eventually it will be a messy working artist apron.    

Two old art aprons on left.

Heres the new undercoat.  

Picasso faces series

 

Here are three new ones.

Although it is a series based on subject, I experiment with color combinations as well as shapes and sizes of facial features.  I am about to take some to a local gallery for a two month show.  Hoping they will sell, or at least make people smile. 

A favorite fish project

 My friend Cheri started an arts and crafts group at her Sr. Mobile home park nearby.   She invited me to join the group.  Last week I went and observed.  What a nice group of gals ages 55 to 85.  Mostly  younger ones who are newly retired and looking for activities and socializing.   Many are really creative thinkers.  

This week Cheri provided the fish that we have done at our mixed media group a couple times. It's new to these gals.  They jumped right in and each one created a unique art piece.  And chatted and shared thoughts and ideas. Very successful project and meeting.  Here are mine created yesterday. 

The bottom one was done with oil pastels.  The middle and top ones are done with Posca paint pens  and craft paints.

More abstract faces

 I have neglected my blog for some time now so will post a couple of pictures.