I seem to be having some very serious problems with my legs. This has been going on for a few months. Sometimes I can’t walk or stand. I experience a lot of excruciating pain. The doctor advised me to get as much exercise as possible to help kill the pain and to keep my problem from getting worse.
With this in mind, I have purchased a new bicycle. I try to ride at least ten miles a day.
I talked to my friend, David Owen this morning. He is an award winning oil and pastel artist. It made me want to try some pastel work. Since I had all the supplies I needed, I packed them on my back, put on my helmet and took off.
I stopped at a parking lot next to an old mansion. My friend Joe used to have his real estate office there.
I set up my easel. I drew in the scene, Next I got out the pastels. I was having the best time — until a wind gust came along. Over went my easel and my pastel sticks fell to the ground, shattering into little pieces. I don’t know if my drawing was any good, but I think that sometimes just going through the motions is pretty fun.
I had a nice ride back home.
The Mississippi Queen riverboat used to cruise the Ohio River and dock at Madison, Indiana. The passengers would disembark and spend a few hours touring this historic town. This is my rendition of the boat.
You will see I used atmospheric perspective. The closer persons are painted larger, while those further away are smaller. The closer ones are more clearly portrayed and those in the distance are less defined and the colors ared faded.
I love doing portraits. I finished this one last night and delivered it this morning. The subject is a woman who died two weeks ago.
This painting is from my advanced figure painting class when I was a student at the University of Utah. The model was in a low-light setting. You will notice that only the essentials are portrayed — the eyes, nose and mouth. She is basically silhouetted. The eyes are in a shadow, so only the eyelid is shown. Note the highlights on the eyelid, the nose and chin. The back wall is painted light, giving contrast to the figure. The top part of her body is lighted, but the other is in shadow. The shadow is one dark shape.
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