I did get all my year-end bookkeeping finished, and I did update my inventory of work made in 2013, and I did do lots of other little niggly things of the sort that pile up until you can't ignore them anymore, like banking and grocery shopping and replacing the battery in my watch. And I did ship out some paintings:
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| 7 landscapes shipped to AyrSpace Gallery |
I also found a perfectly beautiful coat in a thrift shop, of a style I'd been on the lookout for for years, and which fits like it was made for me. This is almost as exciting as making paintings. :)
And yesterday I finally did get to make some paintings! More skype portraits:
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| 1st portrait: Ross Melanson sharpie marker and acrylic ink on gesso'd paper 9x12 inches |
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| 6th portrait: Chris Wikman oil on gesso'd 300lb rag paper 11x15 inches |
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| 7th portrait: Chris Wikman sharpie marker and oil on gesso'd 300lb rag paper 11x15 inches |
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| 2nd portrait: Ross Melanson oil on gesso'd 300lb rag paper 12x13 inches |
Chris Wikman is a full-time artist - here is Chris's website.
Ross Melanson is an artist and also works at the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery.
Here is Ross's website.
Here is Ross's website.
The skype session lasted 4 hours! I have never had a skype session that intense, and it didn't feel like a long time. We had some very interesting conversations, and I made 7 portraits in all.
So it was a fantastic ending to a week filled with paperwork and mostly mundane errands. I feel that I am very fortunate in my life.
3 comments:
Glad you've had a chance to meet Chris & Ross, good friends of mine...i'll bet it was done during their recent "bitch n' paint" session!
I'm glad for you finding your coat; it reminds me of one of my few regrets in life. For my wedding, i & a friend of mine were looking at tuxedo's in a upper end 2nd hand clothing store (Vancouver)...while there i tried on something that caught my eye, an 'opera cape'...*sigh*...oh to this day, i regret NOT being impulsive & buying it (along w/the suit i did buy).
Hi Russell,
Yes, both Ross and Chris seem like great guys. It was a bit overwhelming to meet and make portraits of two different people in one sitting - but fun nonetheless.
Oh, too bad about the cape! Sounds like it was a beauty. Bet you still have the suit, though.
:)
V
Hi Verna:
There are parties waiting for those landscapes to arrive!
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