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Road Trip!

I am off to Truro tomorrow to take an encaustic class with Nancy Natale.  The class is Bricolage, in other words, attaching things and then adding hot wax.  Other than that, I am not too clear on what else is happening but isn't that the fun of it?  The best part of the class is that you just show up and pay a materials fee and hope that you come away with a masterpiece.  Should  be fun and it looks like it will be a half way decent day.

Not Really Feeling It

Sometimes things just don't come easy.  I have been spending time in the studio but it is more of a maintenance thing.  Sure things are still piled up and my workspace is shrinking but at least I have not planted myself in front of the tv watching any more Storage Wars marathons.

Here is some exciting news:  I am going to the Antiques Roadshow!  I don't know what I am bringing as yet but I got tickets.  Actually the story goes like this:  I applied for tickets on line where you are chosen in a raffle of sorts.  I told my sister to register also because I did not get tickets for the Providence show a few years ago.  No surprise there because I never win raffles.  Anyway, I had to remind her at least three times and guess what happened.  I didn't get the tickets but she did.  Now I think she is more excited than I am and she is obligated to take me because it was my idea.  This happens on June 9 along with about a dozen other things.

Anyway, there is a half hearted attempt at art:

More Houses

Since my Truro cottages were such a hit at the church fair, I decided to make some more.  I made these three over two nights.

I did these in acrylic instead of oil just to see what happened.  I think I like the one on the bottom the best even though the roof is a little crooked.  The windows in the middle one are a little off but they will do.

About Face

Here is another face portrait.  I used charcoal over an abstract oil on paper.  I tried to keep it simple so I worked it up quickly.

I also used some oil pastels and I had to stop myself from over working it.

Something New

  I bought this monoprint the other day from the church art show.

The artist is Deedee Sprecher.  She prints the back ground and then places a trace drawing under the next plate and paints onto the plate and then prints over the background.  I liked the way this has a Toulouse Lautrec feel to it. I'm not sure where I am going to put it but I will manage to find a place.