School's Out for Ever!

The Last Days of Milford Main

The town has been tearing down the old elementary school this last month and I watched a bit.  I have some video and maybe I'll be able to figure how to embed it here.  In the mean time here are a few photos to give a hint what it was like.







The last was about 4:00 pm Wednesday, May 25th, 2016.

Finally!

The weather has improved enough where I get a chance to paint outside.    Maybe it was too nice.  I dehydrated a bit and ran out of water.  But still, I pulled though.  Even after a visit from a giant red salamander, about 12" long, sorry the photographs didn't show.  The sun was maybe a little too bright but I continued.  And the result... crappy.  But it was a start.  You got to start sometime and today was it.





Anyways, my kit was okay.  I just need to bring more water and maybe some finer brushes.

Tuesday's Update

Again, freezing cold.  It's hard to paint while shivering.  I managed the third pass on this B&W photograph.  Took the chin up a little and narrowed the width.  But it may need more.

Monday's Update

Here is the second pass on Jo.  I can't believe I was so off on the first go.  Yeah, like a half inch from chin to top of head.  After painting Jo, I can now see a lot of Chris in her; but that's Greg's nose.

Thursday Update

Okay, here are the first two passes on an old B&W photograph.

Catching Up

Here are two up for today.  First is the third pass on a color 9 x12" of Greg.  After getting the big masses down I've started to work on further refinement.



Then next is the first pass on Jolie,  another color 9 x 12" study.

From Friday

Hello.  I'm back with a second pass on Grace Kelly.  I mainly worked correcting mistakes on the face and collar line.



And next is the third pass on a color painting by... I keep forgetting.  I'll write it down and get it right next time.  Anyways, I darkened the background a bit, worked on the face area and pretty much everywhere but the collar.  I'll take one more try on this one.