Last August I started painting in acrylics again, thanks to Tricia’s encouragement while we were in Paris. When we moved to France I gave away or sold most of my acrylic paints and their accoutrements. So to start up again required some shopping, oh, darn. I did this painting from a photo I took while…
Category: Acrylic
Painting and sketching at home
We arrived home from Norway just two weeks ago. Before we left I did a couple of small sketches for our server and a couple from Turkey that we met at Fjellskål Restaurant. I was looking forward to being back home so I could do more acrylic painting. Acrylic paintings take a lot more time…
Off to the south of France
After a few weeks at home we are off again, this time to the south of France. The weather was wet for a few days then it got quite hot. My new studio and paints got a bit of a work out. Jimmy Buffett died on the first of September, quite a shock to me…
Paris & A Surprising B’day Gift
Monday morning we took the Normandie SNCF train from Gare Montparnasse to Flers. Then just a 30 minute drive and we were home. It seems as if automne has arrived, though next week does have a couple of warm days in the forecast. Sunday morning I got one last sketch in over un café near…
Workshop and acrylics – a good week
The highlight of the week was the workshop we did on Wednesday. Ana graciously invited us to her beautiful yard with an amazing view of the sound. A couple of folks were sketching for the first time, I hope they are hooked, while a few others worked on improving. Thanks to Ana and everyone who…
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