Bug in Shade

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A few years ago I did the "painting" to the right as a demo at the Plein Air Convention in San Diego. I had an hour and a half to paint in front of about 200 people AND talk about how I do what I do. Which, wasn't enough time to actually finish. But I kept the start as a memento - of the time I almost died from being nervous.

I painted the version above recently, in Germany, without the first version around to see - only the photo reference. What's interesting to me is that I made a lot of the same decisions in editing the second time around.

An Oldie but a Goodie

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I spotted this a while ago, a few neighborhoods over from mine. I didn't have time then to stop and photograph it, so I've been trying to find it again ever since. Well, I finally did! But it was just perfectly in the shadow, which made it look funny from the front and side. So, rather than come back later, I found another angle that would work, and I kinda love it.

Sad Car

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I spotted this car in Seattle last summer. I think it was sad (see title) because it was about to be overtaken by a big shadow. I've been saving this file of reference photos. Usually I go through a batch right after I take them and pick out the ones I like and edit them a bit. I love that. So I wanted to save a whole entire file for editing later, since I knew I'd have to wait until spring/summer to take more photos. Not that beautiful things don't happen in the winter. Just that I prefer the sun and the green things to be out. I'm addicted to light and shadow.

Blue Bug

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There are lots of bugs here in Eugene. I spotted this particular one in the parking lot of my son's school, on a wet, overcast day, uhhh ... like last year or something. I love having tons of pictures to choose from at any given time. Speaking of, today I drove to Sweet Creek and took tons of pictures of rocks and water and reflections and stuff. So totally enjoyable, and hopefully some to paint too.

Bug Under a Tree

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There are a ton of VW's in my town. One only has to drive a block to find another one. Here is one I found downtown, parked under this beautiful tree.

Tomorrow morning I will drive 20 minutes to our sister city of Springfield to begin my next 5-day workshop. I am so incredibly stoked to be able to sleep in my own bed each night, and not to have to fly on an airplane to get there!! After 7 years of travelling almost every month, I can't even begin to tell you how happy that makes me. : )

Bug in Shadow

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I spotted this scene at the tippy top of a hill in San Francisco. The cars on the right are waiting in line to drive down the hill on the other side, which is apparently pretty famous. It's super windy and landscaped. Crazy!

Blue World

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This is another little scene from our wanderings around Eugene. I loved all the blue here. The bug is trying to blend in. It's a camouflaging bug. Like a lizard. Heh.