"Scrambled" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic painting on Multimedia Artboard, 5 x 7". Copyright ©2010 Lesley Spanos, all rights reserved. Still working on my State Fair series, and loving it! My latest painting in the series is taken from a photo I took last summer of people riding the Scrambler...

"When Ducks Gossip" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic painting on Multimedia Artboard, 5 x 7". Copyright ©2010 Lesley Spanos, all rights reserved. These little rubber duckies in the Duck Pond game seemed to be sharing secrets. Carnies look at you a little weird when you photograph their ducks...

"The Merry Jester" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic painting on Multimedia Artboard, 5 x 7". Copyright ©2010 Lesley Spanos, all rights reserved. This is the image that got me interested in doing a State Fair series. I love how the carving sparkles. My favorite time to photograph an outdoor carousel...

"Pop Up Showers" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic painting on Multimedia Artboard, 5 x 7". Copyright ©2010 Lesley Spanos, all rights reserved. The local weather people like to forecast “pop-up showers.” Cracks me up every time I hear it. I’m reminded of the old “Pop-up...

"Dogs" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic painting on Multimedia Artboard, 5 x 7". Copyright ©2010 Lesley Spanos, all rights reserved. It was early morning at the State Fair, and the food vendors were setting up for the day. This brightly colored hot dog booth glowed in the sunlight. My favorite...

"Midway Through" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic painting on Multimedia Artboard, 5 x 7". Copyright ©2010 Lesley Spanos, all rights reserved. My first attempt at painting the lights of the midway.

"Candy Apple Reds" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic painting on Raymar canvas panel, 12 x 9". Copyright ©2010 Lesley Spanos, all rights reserved. One of the things I’ll be painting this summer is Fair Food. My diet is very controlled so I’m painting things I’d never dream of...

"Up Stairs" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic painting on Multimedia Artboard, 5 x 7". Copyright ©2010 Lesley Spanos, all rights reserved. As I was leaving the fair via the infield tunnel, I spotted some nice clouds at the top of the stairs. I don’t even think I noticed the lady with...

"Morning Tram" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic painting on Multimedia Artboard, 5 x 7". Copyright ©2010 Lesley Spanos, all rights reserved. Another in my State Fair Series. It was the bit of sunlight on her shoe and leg that made me want to paint this image.

"Three Sheep" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic painting on Multimedia Artboard, 5 x 7". Copyright ©2010 Lesley Spanos, all rights reserved. The biggest challenge here? Trying to get three naked sheep butts to not look too disgusting.

"Meander" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic painting on Ampersand Gessobord, 6 x 6". Copyright ©2010 Lesley Spanos, all rights reserved. Painted with permission from Google Street View image. This week Bill Guffey’s Virtual Paintout explores the islands of Hawaii. It was hard to narrow...

Trolley No. 1059 was built in 1948 and acquired by San Francisco in 1992 to become part of their historic streetcar collection. Though it served in Philadelphia, the car is painted to represent the Boston Elevated Railway Co.. Our location is on the Embarcadero at a stop near the Ferry Building, with...

"90 on the last 10" by Lesley Spanos. 9 x 12" acrylic and oil on Raymar panel. ©Copyright Lesley Spanos 2010, all rights reserved. Reference material kindly provided by A Day Not Wasted. Is it just me, or do other artists spend 90% of their studio time working on the last 10% of the painting?...

"Canna Secrets" by Lesley Spanos. 11 x 14" acrylic on panel. ©Copyright Lesley Spanos 2010, all rights reserved. The most recent addition to my series of Canna paintings.

"Tenerife Overlook" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic on Multimedia Artboard, 14 x 11". Painted with permission from Google Street View image. Painting copyright ©2010, all rights reserved. Every month I tell myself I should participate in Bill Guffey’s Virtual Paintout, but I never get...

"Travelin' Shoes" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic on 10 x 5.5" paper. Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved. This Different Strokes airport travelers challenge reminded me of Elvin Biship’s song, “Travelin’ Shoes,” which I put on repeat as I painted. These days the...