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I spent the last few days finishing a painting I started in the 90's.

4'x3'
My grandfather was a racecar builder and driver in the twenties-forties. I love painting him in the cars. This is a painting I did in the 90's but never got to finish it. I'm going to work on it this week. It doesn't need much.

August 2, 2010

Windsor and Newton UV Varnish really pulls out the color!!!




I battled cloth all day yesterday. There are several difficult things to paint, reflections, hair and cloth and they are all in this painting.

I am running out of time and so I've been working until around 9:45pm. I have a lot to do before entering my painting in the fair on Sunday.

I have decided to enter my new painting in the county fair. Its not like me, but its something I have never done. I have 2 weeks to complete it, or at least to complete it to a particular point.

I've had quite a bit of time to work on the painting the last two days. Here is where it stands 7/2/10 I have the whole day to work on it and i can't wait.

Update Market Painting

I got my paint yesterday. Finished the sketch on Tuesday and I'm off. I had a bad case of the jitters, what ifs, but I tore right into it and the brushes feel like fingers that I've been missing.

My trip to the West Side Market

I'm going to start painting again. I haven't painted since 2000. I went to the West Side Market today and took a bunch of shots and this is my composite. I will start with the sketch, which could take me a week and then when the paint goes on sale at Hobby Lobby I will get the paint that I need. Last week the canvass and brushes were on sale and so I'm half way there. I cannot wait to paint again. It's been a long time.

The lady in the cheese box is right off the camera pasted from another shot. The two ladies in discussion were pasted the rest was a single photo.

The canvas is 48"X36" so it is going to be pretty large.

I am so happy, I can't wait.

Mary Hogan