A #1 Assistant!

This is my excellent assistant Julie.

She makes it possible for me to do what

I do by backing me up in the many, many

things that are required to keep an art

studio going. This is my tribute to

her cheerful spirit and superb high-

quality help. I truly could not do what

I do without her.

Now completely ready to serve lunch

Here you have the final painting, signed but not sealed

(varnished) or delivered! But that is next for sure.

I wonder if you can see what I did on it to complete

it since the last post of the entire image!

It was such an enjoyable painting to do because I

felt that I got to be there again on that really perfect

summer's day with my son.

Not a figment of my imagination

I can hardly believe that this was an actual

scene with a beautiful young woman standing

like a model looking longingly in the window.

But it was. Managed to get a shot of her before

she moved on by and have wanted to paint this

ever since. This is a small piece, just 8 x 10.

I call it "Desire". I may do a larger piece

eventually.

By the way, this shop is Yaneth Reyes at

www.yanethreyes.com

Finished with flowers!

I completed the painting of this restaurant, Isabella's.

The last touches I did on it you see here. I wanted

the spill of flowers off the cart to draw you in. I just

love this little cart and had so much enjoyment painting

it.

I will post the completed image in the next day or so.

The shots I took today were out of focus, so I have to

fix that!

Up close

Here's a detail of the painting I just posted.

I had many thoughts about what to put on

this chalk sandwich board...like "Buy me"

but thought that too silly. Also could have

said "Special of the day", could have put what

was actually on that board which was "Come

join us for lunch".

I even was toying (not seriously) with the idea

of that blackboard paint you can buy for a wall.

Thought of painting that stuff on the sandwich

board and then the owner of this painting (yet

to appear) can change what it says....

See what comes about in the creative mind?

The latest underway!

Even though I have barely posted anything for some

weeks now, I HAVE been painting. Since the MAJOR

house content sort out that took 6 weeks out of this

summer, I have painted, but not at my usual rate.

This is a piece in progress which will be the centerpiece

for a solo show in September at Frederick Cellars, a

wonderful winery in Frederick, Maryland.

This is a scene in that wonderful town...moments

of pleasure on a weekend afternoon with your loved

ones!

This painting is 30 x 40 inches in size...painted on

canvas.