Catching Up

Sorry, it's been about a week since I last updated.  If there hasn't been a recent update, that doesn't necessarily mean that I haven't been painting.  It just means I haven't been updating.  I usually do it late at night, after cleaning up.  Sometimes I'm just tired after that and updating gets put off.

Here are some B&W studies I've been doing.  First is a 12 x 18" of an unknown actress.  I lost track of her name, but I'll probably find it later,after finishing with the series.





Next is a 9 x 12" of Jo Stafford, a singer from the 40s.  I was listening to the "Burns and Allen" radio show and they played a song "Manhattan Serenade".  The melody stayed in my head and later I searched YouTube for a better version and that's how I came across her.  The song has an interesting history, originally released in 1928, it was later released in 1942 but that time with lyrics.  Anyways, that was the first pass.