My Try at Karl Bodmer

I'm only puting this picture up here because I don't know if I will ever finish it or not.  I am not satisfied with it as I was not satisfied with "Mint".  So this painting may go by the wayside also.  I think, that is what these "BLOGS" are supposed to be all about??  Who knows?  I just muddle my way thru.  Anyway, I'll throw a picture up here and take a look-- then get very disappointed and probably give up on him too.  He is called "Warrior with a pipe" byKarl Bodmer.  Did not give him justice.  Have a lot of work to do-- Maybe when I come back from Washington-- I will give the background a punch!!!!

Newest Pen & Ink

I decided not to do "Mint", the Indian girl, which was a reproduction of Catlin's for the FAF.  I was having so much trouble doing it because the picture I had was so bad.  I just could not get a sense of the features or colors or anything and I felt I could not do the painting justice.  I was so frustrated and not having fun at all so I decided to paint over it.  In the mean time I found this engraving by Hugh Bridport of Big Elk so I decided to try my hand at trying him in Pen & Ink.  He turned out ok-- not great, but ok.  I 'm working on an Indian by Bodmer-- if he doesn't turn out,  I'll just paint over him.  At least I've done Big Elk and I can donate him this year to the Visual Art Center-- so I won't feel bad.  But I will try to perservere and paint the Sioux!  I promise!!!