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!!

Finished L'ami Demit

Finally finished this charcoal of Monets.  He did these caricatures when he was a teenager so not too many people are familiar with these works.  I found them interesting and fun to do!

L'ami

Trying my hand at  a wee bit of Monet's early works.  Wow, He sold these caracatures when he was only in his teens.  Better him than me.  It is beyond me the talent the man had.  I am absolutely  in awe!!  I'm working on a minor work like this and I can't even do  it justice.  Anyway I try!

Fisherman Done

 I thought I'd never get him done but I did!!  Not exactly my best but --- I tried  He is cute don't you think?   a little twinkle in the eye?  Perhaps he is thinking about catching a great big fish????