WOTE 1/10/08

With the girls gone I am getting plenty of time to paint, although I was a bit slack yesterday and only put in a few hours.

Where am I up to you might ask??? or might not

I started two new works yesterday.... they are

1.  a bowl... I know, I know I said I wouldn't do bowls and fruit and stuff, but guess what, I have changed my mind.  Here is the orginal rough-in

I am going to add some interest in the background on this one.  The bowl on its own just won't cut it, even with the minimalist look I have been using on my paintings lately.

I also started a work based on a box of cigars and a bottle of cointeau I have in the grog cupboard.  I set up and took a reference photo to work off.

funny thing though.. I went through the setup, cigars, matches, bottle etc. and took heaps of reference photos under different lighting conditions.  Then when I started to draw on the canvas I noticed the matches were labeled "Dickheads".  All along I thought they were "Redheads"... LOL.  I drew it as it was.  I might leave it and call this painting "Dickheads and friends" ... what do you think?

I worked on the sneakers yesterday as well.  I wanted to add a little mystery to the painting, so I painted a tear in the canvas..  I plan to have paint dripping out of the tear onto the shoes and ending in a paint puddle on the floor... we'll see how it turns out.  If it doesn't work I can always paint over it

The shoes are finished except for some scuffing to make them look a little worn.  I can't do that (or the paint drips) until the rest of it is dry, in a day or so

Until next time

Pete