Yellow Mug 6X6

This was painted in the ambient light of the room. No direct lighting. I love this mug and will paint it again soon.

About Van Gogh

Painting isn't always about actually painting. Reading about it or in this case watching a movie about it counts as much. I happened to catch Lust for Life ( not the Iggy Pop song) a sort of bio-novel about Vincent Van Gogh based on the book by Irving Stone ( The Agony and The Ecstasy). Kirk Douglas is passionately fantastic as the fanatical Van Gogh. But, my real joy was in discovering that the sets and characters are replications of his paintings. I was quite captivated. The bedroom is sweet and colorful just as it is in the painting. The Postman, Roulin shows up and you instantly know who he is. Two thumbs up. I've been away from painting to plan and execute a birthday party for my mother, which was last Saturday and was most successful and Monday the 18th we're leaving for Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. I'm looking forward to painting and posting from there. One more thing, the more subscribers I have the higher up my blog goes in the search engines so please subscribe and make sure to confirm in the email you'll receive from FeedBlitz...... and Thanks ;)

Paint, Paint ,Paint

We're as 'at home' here in SW Florida as we are 'at home' on Boston's South Shore. Friday morning we begin the long drive North. We don't fly because we need a car here and we have two cats. Also, I have too much stuff ;) I've begun to pack up the studio but, in keeping with my new work ethic, (thank you, Rona, eBlogger, KCM, and all who have visited and commented on my work) I still have a few set ups around and did a short block in just to keep at it. I bought this sweet Chinese tableware at Job Lot and the cool towel at Dollar Tree. I'll try to finish it and post it before I go. As an admirer of Trevor Chamberlain's HUGE Landscapes on 6x8 inch boards, I'm also going for that grand scale in a small painting. Blogging is SO my kind of medium. Paint, upload, read a book, go to the pool, take a million photos, whatever. It's the connection with you all that's the fun part.