I rather liked the look of this older gentleman sitting in Earthfare studiously working away. No cell phone in sight. Then I noticed his ear plugs. Must be there somewhere right?

Twisbee pen Deartrementis document brown Ink stillman and birn Alpha Charles Reid palette colors.

Margaret Xoxoxox who bought a new red leather chair from Lazy Boy. Excitement.

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New Model. Hurrah.

No where near done because I was trying a Mario style painting sort of. Not easy to do that style in two hours. Really an hour and a half minus the breaks.

The sketch 20 ish min.

Second break.

Skin made soups to paint with.

Soup of cad red light and cad yellow light since I had my Charles Reid palette.

Background wash and greys cerulean and burnt sienna.

Hair color was Holbein opera pink, m graham mineral violet and Daniel Smith cobalt violet or ultramarine pink. First two definitely third. Have to chk the paint box to see what the third one is.

Lots more coats to go. Where are my muffin pans?! At least I have a photo so I can finish her.

Rich Klein oil I think.

My friend Ruth Pearl drew this one Thursday nite in Chattanooga. She decided she looked like a Gibson girl.

Last night was wet paint party at Sacred Heart. I usually draw the models. At least ten models from Vintage Oolie are such fun changing poses a lot. Or maybe it wasn’t as much fun to draw without my friend Ruth Pearl there to draw with me. Usually they are irresistible and call my pen.

Even the attendees would dress up.

Inside Sacred Heart where they were starting to set up for Wet Paint Party.

A beautiful old deconsecrated Catholic Church that has been restored and is now on the National Historic Registry.

Macy was sold last nite. Hurrah.

Margaret who needs to be painting but so far isn’t. Aka Tahred. The last one day trip to Atlanta did me in.

Xoxoxox

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The Little Professor was juried into a show at the Atlanta Artists Center in Buckhead so off I raced to Atlanta this morning. I would rather have stayed in bed.

The Little Professor was painted from a photo of my dad when he was three. His mother used to dress him up and parade him before her friends who would ask him questions. Since dad skipped two grades I am sure he knew the answers.

The Goodys Kodak Store on Ponce de Leon was also juried in. One of my favorite crusty rusty Atlanta landmarks.

So after a quick drop off. I hit the art stores to spend my Christmas and birthday gift cards before I loose them. Yes I have lost them before. One hour later I was at Trader Joe’s. Then on the road by 2:30. Wanted to beat the Friday rush hour. Home by five.

In bed soon. Hugs Margaret Xoxoxox

The decorations at South of the Border just scream to be drawn. Where else do you find such weird whackiness?!!

Watercolor pencils. Twisbee pen Deartrementis document brown ink stillman and birn Zeta.

Margaret heading to bed. Dropping off paintings for an art show in Atlanta tomorrow. Run run see Maggie run. Xoxoxo

Colored with watercolor pencils and one red tombow. The tombow was probably not the greatest choice. Looked better before I think but no photo. Oops.

I had found the alligator irresistible so when I stopped I had to draw him. I also bought rattle snake eggs for the grandkids googly glasses a huge 2′ pencil and hmm a whoopee cushion. That should be fun. The rattle snake eggs are a hoot. When u open the package sounds just like a rattle snake. 😵😵😵 It’s a rubber band with a washer string on a bent v shaped paper clip weight wire.

Here it is earlier. But no pic of just the ink sketch. Oopsey.

I did take a photo of the other sketch I did yesterday.

Been curled up on the sofa relaxing before the big show reception and craziness of tomorrow.

Twisbee pen Deartrementis document brown Ink stillman and birn journal.

Margaret ready to eat dinner Xoxoxox

my favorite way of painting a person too. These were all for sale in class. And all painted by Mario Robinson who is also a winsor newton rep. My friend Mike is the proud new owner of this lovely painting. All the paintings are painted with winsor newton paint. I almost bought this one. Lovely hands. This one was also a close contender to go home with me. And I loved this one too. A very quiet painting. at the end I fell in love with this one and would have traded if I ha had mine with me. The colors on her are so gorgeous. Soft blues and purples and alizarin. They do t show in the photo turning grey instead. Annoying iPhone.

This was my first choice BUT I couldn’t decide whether to buy one or not and somebody else Jane took her home. ☹️😬

Margaret ok the road again.

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I did this drawing of him while he was helping a couple of other students. Now to get it painted. Should be fun. Have lots of great pics of him to paint from.

Laughing with Mario. Something else he does well.

Mario is super tall. At least 6’3 or 6′ 4″ tall and thin.

Margaret packing to go home in the am. Art show opens on Thursday. Loose ends to tie up there too. Xoxoxoxo

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As done as she may ever be. Who knows. I may work on her some more. We didn’t get to take photos of the model so not much to go on to finish. Maybe loose some of the highlights on her cheek. They are still too light. . My paint puddles. The tests of the colors we used to paint fifty shades of brown and 15 shades of grey. The skin and hair wash colors are at the top left circled in pencil.

Mario’s paint test strip. Yesterday afternoon.

This am. A wash of the brown watery mix of yellow ochre cad red and ultramarine overs the whole face. Eekk. That was scary after working on those greys all day.

Before I screwed up the second background wash.

I accidentally stuck my brush in the black wash when I started the background wash. Oops. And then I had a blue run that got into my watery grey background mix.

Margaret putting her feet up with a glass of wine. Xoxoxo

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