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Pictures from the bus, and other tales: Bus stories: For Limpy

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Bus stories: For Limpy. Bear and Socks, circa 2011. The vet tripped over herself with joy on our voicemail today - she managed to discuss his case with the internist and the medicated food rep, and now she has excellent news she can't wait to share with us! Internet, if only you knew what Bear has been through. The Life and Times of Awesome Bear, a.k.a. Limpy. And there they lived for five years until I came along. I have talked across my cat's slim gray back to this woman, whom I adore, so many times si...

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Pictures from the bus, and other tales: April 2015

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April 14, 2015. Engineeress - rough colour sketch. Nowadays my ambition generally outpaces my ability and knowledge. I must spend a lot of time thinking things over. Happily, Age gives me the patience and interest I need to enjoy painting's early stages. I did a value study (something that answers the question, where is the painting bright, dark or in between? In pencil, below, but I think it isn't clear enough to work from. I also love the math part, when I have to figure out what canvas dimensions to u...

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Pictures from the bus, and other tales: February 2015

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February 22, 2015. Waiting for my name. This painting led to my latest lesson in art photography. I finally figured out how to squeeze a distorted photo back into a rectangle! Making no sense, am I? I use the lens correction tool instead of the liquify tool, although I think they're the same thing, different label.). This painting will soon wend its way along with Parc Omega (right, top) to join their brother from 2013 (right, bottom). Sunday, February 22, 2015. February 16, 2015. I thought that starting...

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Pictures from the bus, and other tales: October 2014

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October 7, 2014. Over the Rideau River. I painted these two paintings earlier this summer. They look the products of two different artists, neither being me! I painted Hog's Back. At a later time and, like all my previous paintings, I had to paint these to get to it. In the same week, my own father rejected the latest of my olive branches. Not only will there be no reconciliation, there will be no speaking terms to smooth things over for others. After two and a half years, I know it's over for us. Goes f...

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Pictures from the bus, and other tales: June 2015

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June 22, 2015. Leaf in the wind. The Human Library/Nuit Blanche invited me to be a Human Library Book - I was almost excited, until I saw that they wanted me in my capacity as an artist. One of life's little bitter ironies. If only I were. I wonder where they found their 'librarian"? And it's also crap to say that there's no point to me doing art. There doesn't need to be a point. Besides, I like doing it. So there, Mr. Nasty-nasty. I have ever just wandered along. Berlin, where there are over 600 art ex...

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Pictures from the bus, and other tales: James, yellow

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March 31, 2015. March 30, 2015. This is James, two weeks before his third birthday. While I painted this picture, I felt his need for me, his defiance, and the boy he's becoming. I thought about how irressistible he is, and about everything we give up for children. I thought about how I don't need a photo to remember and shape his beloved face. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Why you should draw on the bus: part 1. Why you should draw on the bus: part 2. Bus stories: For Limpy.

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Pictures from the bus, and other tales: Bus stories: The Singing Driver

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Bus stories: The Singing Driver. July 26-31, 2011. It was the dead of winter, a dark early afternoon. A hard day's work. Blizzard. I had waited so long in the cold for my first bus that when I caught the 85, I knew I'd be late for massage therapy. I love Tina, but my tendonitis was really lousy back then, and so her lovin' was the kind that comes with thumbscrews. And the bus driver started singing The House of the Rising Sun. He sang a verse in English and then another in French. By the time the you...

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Pictures from the bus, and other tales: March 2015

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March 31, 2015. March 30, 2015. This is James, two weeks before his third birthday. While I painted this picture, I felt his need for me, his defiance, and the boy he's becoming. I thought about how irressistible he is, and about everything we give up for children. I thought about how I don't need a photo to remember and shape his beloved face. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. March 24, 2015. I started a painted version of The Engineeress picture that I blogged about earlier this month. I decided to cataloge the...

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Pictures from the bus, and other tales: Why you should draw on the bus: part 2

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Why you should draw on the bus: part 2. November 8, 2010. I never have that experience anymore. Why? Because every time I've drawn someone with that frame of mind, they've humbled me. I don't want to sound sappy, but I've had some pretty wild changes of heart. No matter, I gripped my pencil and started in on the eyes, where I often begin. The glasses, which were wireframe. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Why you should draw on the bus: part 1. Why you should draw on the bus: part 2. Bus stories: For Limpy.

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Pictures from the bus, and other tales: New Website -- and, under the influence of pop

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March 1, 2015. New Website - and, under the influence of pop. Revamped. Renovated. Brand new website! I read a neat thing about Katy Perry. I had heard of her, but I'm kinda out of the loop when it comes to pop stars these days. Anyway, while sitting next to James' crib waiting for him to fall asleep, I watched a few of her fantastic videos on mute. Female empowerment, yeah! The megalomania of Roar and Dark Horse is amusing and scary. Thoroughly enjoyable! So yeah. I really like Mercer Mayer (of Crit...