http://spanosart.com Colorful meanderings Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:14:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_1704" align="alignnone" width="567" caption=""Travelin' Shoes" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic on 10 x 5.5" paper. Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved. "][/caption] 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 lyric should be, "gotta put ... http://spanosart.com/2009/11/18/travelin-shoes/ [caption id="attachment_1627" align="alignnone" width="500" caption=""The View" by Lesley Spanos. Oil on 6 x 6" Gessobord panel. Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved."][/caption] My answer to Karin Jurick's Different Strokes City Rooftops challenge. Thank you, Karin, for another versatile reference photo. The shot was taken from her hotel room in San Francisco, which ... http://spanosart.com/2009/10/28/the-view/ [caption id="attachment_1579" align="alignnone" width="560" caption=""Chocolate, Vanilla, Chocolate" by Lesley Spanos. Oil on diagonal 6 x 6" Gessobord panel. Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved."][/caption] Our Different Strokes From Different Folks challenge subject this week is cupcakes. Now, I love cupcakes, even if I don't eat them. In fact, I firmly believe that ... http://spanosart.com/2009/09/11/chocolate-vanilla-cupcakes/ [caption id="attachment_1524" align="alignnone" width="540" caption=""First Carousel" by Lesley Spanos. Oil on 6 x 6" Gessobord panel. Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved."][/caption] I've gone from being indifferent to carousels to slightly obsessed in just one week. I took tons of photographs of a couple of different merry-go-rounds at the Indiana State Fair, ... http://spanosart.com/2009/08/16/first-carousel/ [caption id="attachment_1475" align="alignnone" width="353" caption=""Telegraph Hill" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic on paper. Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved."][/caption] This was one of those crazy weeks when I thought I'd never get anything done for the current Different Strokes From Different Folks challenge hosted by Karin Jurick. My first mistake was forgetting to ... http://spanosart.com/2009/08/06/simplify-telegraph-hill/ [caption id="attachment_1433" align="alignleft" width="560" caption=""Waiting" by Lesley Spanos. Oil on paper, 11 x 8". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved."][/caption] 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 ... http://spanosart.com/2009/07/29/chair-man-of-the-bored/ [caption id="attachment_1436" align="alignleft" width="280" caption=""Winter Glow" by Lesley Spanos. Oil on paper, 5 x 8.5". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved."][/caption] 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 ... http://spanosart.com/2009/07/27/winter-glow/ [caption id="attachment_1361" align="alignnone" width="437" caption=""Chicago Lifeguard" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic on paper, 8 x 12". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved."][/caption] 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 ... http://spanosart.com/2009/07/07/chicago-lifeguard/ [caption id="attachment_1328" align="alignnone" width="540" caption=""Stones" by Lesley Spanos. A country lane in Kettlewell, Wharfedale, Yorkshire. M. Graham Gouache on paper, 6 x 6". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved."][/caption] I've become a Challenge Whore. I've taken hundreds of photos I could use as reference, yet I roam the net at night, searching for ... http://spanosart.com/2009/06/29/stones/ [caption id="attachment_1309" align="alignnone" width="451" caption=""Concertgoers" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic on paper, 7 x 11". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved."][/caption] When I saw this beautiful couple at the opening concert of the Symphony On The Prairie season, I knew I had to paint them. In honor of the Grateful Dead theme that ... http://spanosart.com/2009/06/25/concertgoers/ [caption id="attachment_1281" align="alignnone" width="560" caption=""Sweet Georgia Grown" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic on paper, 14 x 7". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved."][/caption] Sometimes the paint flows, and sometimes it doesn't. This was one of those weeks when the paint was not my friend. When I saw the reference photo on Karin Jurick's ... http://spanosart.com/2009/06/16/sweet-georgia-grown-vegetables/ [caption id="attachment_1215" align="aligncenter" width="576" caption=""She Brings Lemonade" by Lesley Spanos. Acrylic on panel, 14 x 8". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved."][/caption] She brings lemonade for her man, and water for the horses. Is it any different than when I bring my husband a beer while he's working on his Jeep on ... http://spanosart.com/2009/06/03/she-brings-lemonade/ [caption id="attachment_1088" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption=""New Mexico Adobe" by Lesley Spanos. Oil on Raymar panel, 12 x 9". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved."][/caption] I can't seem to get enough of these art challenges. They so neatly answer the question of "what should I paint next," while forcing me to explore subjects I ... http://spanosart.com/2009/05/18/new-mexico-adobe/ [caption id="attachment_1039" align="alignnone" width="500" caption=""Madison Avenue" by Lesley Spanos. Oil on Gessobord panel, 6 x 6". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved."][/caption] Here's another painting for Karin Jurick's Different Strokes From Different Folks painting challenge. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="294" caption="Google Street View of the location. You can move around in the image by ... http://spanosart.com/2009/05/14/madison-and-39th/ [caption id="attachment_998" align="alignnone" width="500" caption=""Just Plane Sketching" by Lesley Spanos. Gouache on paper, 5 x 4". Copyright ©2009, all rights reserved."][/caption] Nothing special here, just a little gouache sketch from recent travels to prove that I'm still alive.  This was what I saw outside the window as I ate lunch in ... http://spanosart.com/2009/05/06/just-plane-sketching/ Thank you to two very talented DSFDF artists, Dominique Eichi and Olga Wagner, for passing on the Passion For Painting blog award. Let's also give a mention to Kim Ratigan, the original creator of the award. Recipients are asked to list seven things they love, then spread the love a little ... http://spanosart.com/2009/03/30/tagged-again/