Little Sketch, and some Updates

This is a sketch of Muscongus Bay in Round Pound from around noon time today, its tiny but it was pretty cold at the water and don't think I had a 16x20 in me today. I was lucky to have this as I dropped it on the open palette (Damn Mittens!) and it landed back side down so I was happy to not have my 10 mins paint time wasted.

Well this past Friday I finally got all the pieces of the residency grant put together and got it out in the mail. I felt 20 lbs lighter when I sent it out. (wish I really was, I would even take 10lbs) I wonder if by chance any of the people that are judging for the grant are part of the blog world?

I have been out pretty regularly lately and getting some larger work done mostly outside then just tidying them up a bit at home. I just finished a 16x20 yesterday and I'm almost done on another 24 x36. Last bit of news, I recently got in a sample of Classic Artist Oils, and after using them for about 5 or 6 painting I have to say they are really sweet, nice consistency somewhere between mayonnaise and toothpaste and have great pigment load. The smell is a bit different but I'm under the impression that fresh Linseed oil doesn't have its notable smell when its very fresh..?. Anyway one option is you can get them in 10oz caulking gun tubes and if you paint a whole bunch or just don't want paint loaded with wax and other crap check them out. If anyone is thinking of trying them, check out Elio Camachos' store at his site/blog (best discount and cool dude) http://eliocamacho.com/theStore/ Quote : "If you want to be one of the first into a new territory, you cannot wait for large amounts of evidence." Joel Barker (on originality)

Nobleboro Historical Center

This is just a 5"x7" 10 minute color sketch, Raquele and I were out driving around and I had my little 6x8 pochade box /me and loved the colors here so we stopped. While I was working on this for few minutes and she did some reading. Quote: "Place a simple Building in the scene. Treat it as just a block study with landscape around it." Henry Hensche.

Laundry Day

Well it is actually laundry day and its sucks, alright its not that bad and since our new home has a great (high efficiency) washer and dryer makes its almost OK . Makes me think back to when we were living in Brasil, we washed All of our laundry by hand in a special extra sink that is installed in alot of homes there, usually in the kitchen and if your lucky near a window!. (now that sucked!) But you couldn't get more efficient. I would like to preface today's Quote by saying I have been reading this great collection of writings by R.M. Kulicke. Passed to me by someone dear to me and at one point she studied with Kulicke. (Thank you I.C.) my As far as I know this has never been published and it appears to be a photocopy of his original typing with some hand written side notes. I was lucky enough to make a photocopy of this collection and find it to be very inspiring, full of truths. Funny how we find things as simple as truth inspiring, maybe we all should question what we are used to getting..??. Quote: "There is a quality of Character much rarer than intelligence or talent. I call it "intellectual honesty." By that term I mean the ability to not lie to yourself too often or for too long."