Found

Well, it took me long enough but I finally found these poor guys buried in some unknown file mix up.  Really goes to show I have not been working on this computer in a very long time and don't know my way around.  That will have to end.  Hope you enjoy the paintings.

New Paintings For African Exhibit

Here are some new paintings:

These and several others will be shown at Campbell's Enrolled Agents Co., Inc. Located on 41 directly across from the Ice House in Punta Gorda, FL.  My Artist friend Becky VanPelt will be exhibiting with me.  Come by and see our Safari we will be there through April.  I plan to do something about this Blog.   It is in Shambles!  I will either correct it or start from scratch.  I have one other painting to upload but have lost it somewhere I will try to recover it and try to upload it.  Unfortunately my iPad does not seem to work on this blog which makes it very difficult for me.

New Painting For FAF

It has been a very long time since I have posted anything.  However it is time for painting again as far as getting ready for the  Fine Arts Festival at the Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda, FL.  This year they are honoring Picasso.  Since most of my work is in realism I am not that fond of most of Picasso's later works.  I did, however have some fun painting this gal.  I named her. " La Belle Demoiselle dans mons Coeur."  Meaning-  The beautiful Girl in my Heart.

 

 

 

 

 

Posting After Quite a While

It has been  almost forever since I have posted anything.  To be honest I don't even know if I will be able to get a picture up on the screen because I actually cannot remember how to do it.  I'm hoping that it will come back to me as I move along.  So many things have happened in the years I've been off but I won't go in to that now.  Just suffice it to say that this year they are planning to do a Fine Arts Festival at the Visual Art Center in Punta Gorda and I am participating.  I will try to put up one of my paintings for you to see.  I chose to do A Pen & Ink /watercolor illustration of some Dicken's characters.  The Theme is the "Victorian Era".

It seems to have worked.  I'm sorry but when you frame --since I'm not a photographer I will always get the glare on there from the glass or plexiglass.  But at least you can get the idea.  I see the have a lot of new things now.  Maybe I'll revamp this old blog and star writing again.  TTYL, Lee

Chocolat Mexicain

I finished Chocolat last nite and posted her but it didn't take. so I'll do it again.  I only have to paint the sides and top of the canvas.  This is Art Nouveau-- Alphonse Much.  I love his posters.  I hope I have done them justice.

WIP for FAF Art Noveau

This year as I said before  it is Art Deco and Art Noveau.  This is Chocolat Masson.  Not quite finished. Almost there.

Reminder

My friend and fellow Co-Op Artist reminded me that I forgot to mention the fact that the Arcadia Opera House Artists of which I am one are exhibiting at the Goff Gallery  for the entire month of September until October 3rd.  This Co-Op actually has 14 artists but only 9 are exhibiting this time.  The Goff Gallery is located in the Visual Arts Center on Maud St. in Punta Gorda Florida.  It is a marvelous exhibit and shows some extremely talented artists.  Please stop by and take a look.  I'm sure you might find something you would like to take home!!!

Ruby Red Almost Finished

I'm just about finished but had to hurry on to the next painting.  I'm so far behind schedule because of all the medical problems I've been having with my back, shoulder and neck.  So I started #2 and thought I'd finish Ruby Red later.  Just a little clean up, I think!  I hope!

New Work In Progress (WIP)

Well, It's that time of year again.  The Fine Arts Festival is beginning to start up and this year we are doing something different.  Art Deco, Art Nouveau "Sensuality meets Symmetry"-- Flowery vs streamlined art.  They have decided not to honor one artist but to honor and era.  So the artists will have free reign to be very creative this year.  We will see how this works out.  I have chosen Alphonse Much.  I'm going to paint 2 of his posters "Precious Stones, Les Rubis" and "Chocolat Masson". I am just starting them now.  They must be done in Oct. for the Pot Luck dinner when our Pictures are taken so I best get on with it.  Unfortunately, I'm incapacitated with a bad right shoulder and can't work very much now so I have to take it slo right now until it gets better.

New Painting 2nd Try

This is the second time I'm doing this painting only this time I've made it larger and I've changed it from black and white to a dark ruby , kind of a black maroon. I have added some cream colors also. I sold the other paintin and hope to sell this one which doesn't require a frame. Look at the previous one and see which one you like better and let me know.

Finally working again

Yes, I'm finally back into the swing of things and putting a little effort into my artwork.  The FAF is getting into gear again this year too.  This year they have decided to do an Era rather than an Artist.  They have chosen Art Deco.  Which is Art from the years 1920-1930-1940.  A lot of posters and architecture,furniture, and modernistic things.  The digital artists,sculptors and jewelry people will have a ball. We are only allowed to do two things this year.  I will participate.  It is going to be a challenge.  I'm posting a pic of a 1/2 colored pencil 1/2 pastel I did of a Golden Retriever.  I call it "My Toppy" or "Top of the Mornin" after our dog because it looks a little bit like our last Golden Topper.

3rd Sargent Painting

Well, I finally finished my 3rd Sargent painting for the VAC's Fine Arts Festival.  Just in time I might say.  I'm not pleased but it will have to do.  I truly am not a Portrait painter and sure coul stand some lessons although, I must admit the picture I had to work from was very fuzzy -- so my painting came out "Fuzzy"!

Framed

I'm posting the Framed "Rosie Marie Louise ".  I even had the name wrong.  But you will see, as I said when you take a snapshot, if you don't know how to take it properly you will get the flash on the glass -- as I did, but it isn't that bad, so I'm posting it so you can see how she looks in the frame.

Charcoal Painting Done

I finally finished my Sargeant Charcoal  Rosie Louise.  I've posted her here unframed because I put er under glass and when I take the picture it would cause a reflection becuase I am not a good photographer and don't know how to take good photographs .  Some day I will learn how to do that.  Any way here she is for what it is worth.  Now on to the protrait.  Don't know how I'll do on that one.  It looks pretty tough as usual!  



Just Another WIP

Just got back from the West Coast and will have to get started back on my Sargent's charcoal.  I left "Rosie" at this stage which I am posting here.  I have some more work to do that is for sure.  We are all hurricane shuttered in so I am working only under lights.  I hope when I finish her and start to work on the third painting I can remove the shutters on the windows because I must have light to do an acrylic portrait!!

Another WIP

I have started on number two painting for the Fine Arts Festival only this one is  a Charcoal drawing  Sarargent did  of a young girl. .  Her name was Rosie Marie-Louise Derenburg.  I think she was very pretty.  Perhaps he did this pencil,charcoal of her first before he did her portrait -- but I haven't come across her portrait yet-- but I really haven't searched that much.  Haven't had time yet.  I'm enjoying doing this drawing after doing the "Village Children".  The next one is really going to be a challenge though because it is one of those perfect portrataits.  I may get very frustrated!!!  We'll see.  I'll have to finish this one first and see how satisfied I get with this?!!!

Finished First FAF Painting

Well, I think I've finished "The Village Children" except for signing it and putting it securely in the frame and the wire on for hanging and a little spray I'm done.  What a wild painting!  This is nothing like his potraits which are very fine and detailed.  This is somewhat like his watercolors just devil may care.  All kinds of color splattered on in a hap-hazzard manner--- actually,

 I had fun with it after I allowed myself to let go.  But I was trying to follow his pattern and that was a bit hard.  Sometimes I didn't and I had to let myself go  but for the most part I stuck to his painting.  I tried to at least.  Hope you like it.

Lee's Art: Slide Show?

Lee's Art: Slide Show?: This is a a site you can click on to see my Art in a slide show, I hope!!

New Painting

Well, I thought I had posted something the other day but apparently it never got posted, so I'll try again.  It's that time of year again and the Visual Arts Center of Punta Gorda, FL is having their Fine Arts Festival (FAF).  This year the artist they are honoring is John Paul Sargent.  I really do admire his work.  I plan to do three paintings if I can.  Two Acrylics and one charcoal.  I'm working on an acrylic right now and hope to finish it before we go out to Oregon to see my son and family.  It is called Village Children.  It looked easy-- but of course it is not-- as usual.  What looks to be simple generally turns out to be more difficult than it looks.  I'm posting here the work in progress.  I'll post when finished.

New Co-Op

It has been so long since I have posted anything.  Things have changed so much I hardly recognize the site.  Well, anyway, I'm posting this good news and hope my followers-- if there are any will get it.  A new co-op has been formed:  go to www.arcadiaoperahouseartists.com and see the most beautiful site and artists group you'd ever want to see.  A group of women just trying to get started up in the old opera house in Arcadia.  Take a look.  We have 10 artists  we are looking to get 4 more then that should complete our group.  Take a peek!!