Mannequins and Wigs

This is my submission for this week’s challenge for the DSDF Blog. I thought it was an interesting photo, and chose to do just a part of it. I like the colors I came up with and the style also.

Indiana Museum of Art

My oldest and dearest friend Susan went to see the IMA and came home with great stories and photos. So we decided to challenge each other to do a painting. Here is my attempt.

Dixie the Guru

I took a photo for the winter holidays of my dog Dixie (hence the red and green jester collar). When my friend, Susan (Art every Day blog) saw the photo she put out a challenge for both of us to paint a picture.
I call Dixie “the Guru” because she is so smart, and calm and peaceful.

California Trip

I just came back from California to see my grandson Austin, who has been in the hospital. He finally got to come home! So waiting in the San Diego Airport for our flight back to Florida, I got out my sketchbook and drew the waiting area.


Then I drew the forward galley on the plane.

San Francisco

I thought Oh Geez another building… DSDF Blog...But then I remembered the time that Susan and I went to Asilomar for a Quilting convention and then went to San Fran for a few days of “Down time”. We did such a Gadabout, the Warf, Coit Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge, and then Muir Woods. So I decided to incorporate all that into this painting. I am not sure of the painting but “memory lane” was GREAT!

Matt

I have never successfully done a painting of Matt my oldest son. I think I did much better this time. Of course finding a Photo of him was the hard part. Matt doesn’t like to have pictures taken so I had to go back to 2004 to find this one!

James and Austin

Austin was born early and only weighed 4lbs 15oz. While in the NICU the nursing staff taught James how to feed, swaddle and burp Austin. James is going to be a wonderful father. I took a photo of James learning how to burp Austin. So I thought I would try my hand at painting it.