daily paint, January 3rd, 2008---caucus day!

Greetings all!

So Iowa gets to set the country straight tonight :) Yeah, right. I am planning on being a good little Iowan and doing the caucus thing. My caucusing will be of the preventative nature, and that will be enough said about that, however, you may read between the lines if you wish:)

The weather did abate slightly today. Ollie and I again waited till midafternoon to get out, but instead of the ugly snowmobile suit, I wore running shoes. Yea! Actually they are one of the sizes of soccer cleats that Brent wore for about one season before outgrowing, so I adopted them. Hey, he didn't wear them long enough to do any major damage to them, and they do well on snow/slush.

I painted all day today but didn't get far. And I'm already annoyed with a couple things that will need fixed right away in the morning. Why is it I see things like that better after they've been photo'd and onto the screen? Sheesh.


Later, Cooper

Daily painting and then some

Howdy All!

What a lovely day in Northwest Iowa! It's beautiful sunshine, and we've recently had some rain. Yeah, yeah, you all know what that means on the humidity-oscope but I stand firm on the conviction that summer is a wonderful time of year.

And yes, as a matter of fact, I am smearing around lots of paint. One commission project in the works, just now to the color sketch stage, but I've done enough on that to have it pretty much locked into my thought processes. The last commission of brown (er, multi-colored-subdued) athletes kind of prepped me for this one. There will again be lots of figures, a couple of them musicians, and a lamb. Yep, you heard right----and I'm having fun with it---I have no color restrictions this time---Yea!


As for the daily paintings to post, yes, the commissioned pieces are infringing on their time, but I did manage to squeeze in two new ones. Both are from the library book stage I seem to be in! They are color sketches on heavy paper, each 15 x 15 inches square. I will also upload them to my webpage where that handy little "buy now" button is ready at your command.

http://karencooperpaintings.com/

Later, Cooper

Ok, here comes a confession, I seem to have screwed up the photo on the second painting. Let me get back to you on that one!