Posts made in July, 2009

"Waiting" by Lesley Spanos. Oil on paper, 11 x 8". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved.

This is the latest from Karin Jurick’s Different Strokes From Different Folks challenge. Though I know this was a figure challenge, what really attracted my eye was the chair on the left. I loved the contrast of textures, the shiny metal and smooth leather. So I copped out and beheaded the poor man so he wouldn’t detract from that beautiful chair.

Here are a few images taken along the way:

"Winter Glow" by Lesley Spanos. Oil on paper, 5 x 8.5". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved.

A little practice piece from the weekend. It’s been a couple of months since I’ve had my oils out, so I needed to use them before I forgot how. Snow has always been hard for me, so last winter I took a lot of color notes. Those notes really helped! I must remember to do that more often.

"Chicago Lifeguard" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic on paper, 8 x 12". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved.

Here’s the latest challenge from Karin Jurick’s Different Strokes From Different Folks. This time we’re painting a floating lifeguard on Lake Michigan. I wonder what it’s like out there, isolated on that little boat for hours at a time? Is it a fun way to spend the summer, or the world’s more boring job?

Here are some images taken along the way. I spent too much time watching the Michael Jackson memorial on TV, so no time left for commentary today: