Well Maybe.

Nope still have some more left. Guess I better count and see what I posted. This is actually one of my favorites. I drew the people staying at the Hyatt Beach House that week. Every week at the Hyatt starts with a give away from local businesses.

We have won all kinds of things. This year it was a bottle of Papa rum which is a good sipping rum. We have won free art work my personal favorite the shark hunt tour where we went chumming for shark. Fascinating what the captains know about the Waters around Key West.

Charles Reid palette Lamy Wf with Eelskin Black and a Stillman and Birn Zeta.

Margaret poopped from too much shopping today. Xoxoxo

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dessert at La Grande above Duval street where you could watch the world go by. Key West is in general very flat The highest spot on the island is only 18 feet. We actually wondered one night on a gallery crawl WHERE you would go during a hurricane. Not sure why the front porch and yard of Le Grande is built up but it is with a great view of the street. The outside area is lovely shimmering in the candlelight with lots of umbrellas. in case you forgot what we ate. The deserts were delicious and my Jamison’s hit the spot.

Margaret feeling a little peaked today. Hugs xoxoxox

Pepe’s Cafe outdoor patio and bar. They also have another older section where we ate inside.

My wheezy gorp was back today so will make this short. First restaurant I have ever been in that you can pet a cat. Of course the car would probably make me sneeze since I am mildly allergic to them. Sad because I do like cats.

Charles Reid colors mostly M Graham or Holbein because it’s easy to rewet them unlike Daniel Smith. They are both made with honey which helps.

Lamy EF Eelskin Black Stillman and Birn Zeta.

Margaret back to lying around. Xoxoxo

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Back in the groove with Macy as model.

First break

Second break

Did a really good eye but somehow my phone makes the peacock blue nasty. Greys it out.

Eves charcoal the pipe fitter can draw!!

Al Beyer Oil

Bill Daniels oil on metal panel

George Dawney check out his website. He’s awesome. Conte I think. George is having a show at the Aiken Center for the Arts starting Thursday Dec 6 at 6 pm.

Drew Murphy 2×3′ acrylic

Tom Needham Watercolor quarter sheet

Dr Rich Klein oil

Dawn Beckering fairly large oil

Amy Lockhart Ness. Charcoal and pastel.

Fred’s large acrylic. He was off to a really fun start.

Margaret in the death throws of the UGA Bama game. Sigh. Xoxoxo guess we won’t be number 1

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My favorite restaurant Louie’s Backyard. I could eat there everyday if I could afford it. So delicious.Sitting out on the back porch enjoying the breezes off the gulf and a cosmo or two. Amazing lemon cheese cake. And I am not a cheese cake fan. Rock shrimp to die for. Tams quip of the day- Beware of deer aka bicycle riders. Hahahahaha

What if one of those roosters decided to chase me?! So far so good. I really just follow them around taking pics and or drawing them.

Margaret who got sidetracked even though I meant to post this this am. Oopsey. Better tomorrow I hope. It’s Saturday. You know what that means!! Xoxoxox

Two Friends on Front Street. What a fun place. Chickens AND pigeons. What more could a bird nut like me ask for?! Loved the lady at the next table in her funky hat so I had to draw her. Jan and Tam are so patient with my incessant sketching.

A great place for lunch before we head to the Key West light house. Best thing was that frozen mango mojito. Yummmm. Too cold for one now but give it a chance we will be back up to 80 in a second. Two Friends has such a great menu full of pictures of old Key West that I took pics of it to share with you.

wouldnt a Ferry to Key West be fun?! Before the bridges and the Overseas Highway from Key Largo to Key West including a bridge aptly named the Seven Mile Bridge. Only 125 miles of road. So I wanted you to be able to see the prices. $1 for a hotel room. $2-4 for a ferry. Of course how much would that be now?!! $20-4o???

Anyway painted with Charles Reid colors Lamy EF Noodler Eelskin Black and Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook

Hugs. Bingeing Hallmark movies so I will get in the mood to decorate for Christmas. Anyone want to come over and help!? Xoxoxox

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Spent most of the afternoon trying to finish painting the Key West sketchbook. This is our third and final trip to Hog Fish Grill.

I decided it had to be our favorite restaurant since we ate there three times. Have to say their Hog Fish is divinely wonderful. My sister in law is quite fond of their lobster bisque but I opt for the hogfish salad with tiny bits of mango in it. Yummmm

I also painted this one. Our second trip to hogfish. Might need some yellow gel pen around the letters.

And another hogfish salad.

Decided to stick the stickers over a messed up figure in the sketch.

Hogfish has stickers all over it. Did you know you can peel them off and leave others behind?! I even left A Happy sticker from Pork Chop. A hogfish mango salad on another trip. I told you I like them.

A few more stickers from Key West Bite. It was too easy to peel those off and replace them with a Happy Sticker. Think it needs a yellow background don’t you?! Who knew you have to paint the sticker page?! Stickers are good for covering up messes. I couldn’t get all the Jolly Roger on the page this way so I started over. Had to cover up the mess right?!Colors used-Charles Reid colors in my Holbein palette.

A better picture of Kate Marie no shadows!! Hurrah. She’s also painted with my Charles Reid colors.

Now to finish her as well as get an entry done for the Georgia Watercolor Show Due Jan 4. 😵😵😵

Margaret who knows why she’s tired now. Xoxoxox I fell asleep in front of the tv. 😳🍁🍁🍁

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Hmm did I post this. That Skirt steak was DE LiC IousNess on a plate Melt in the mouth. Unbelievable. And the plaintains were crispy and sweet. I do love a good plantain. Too bad it’s 777 miles one way for another plate of this goodness.

Painted in Aiken today. On Yupo which is a kind of plastic. Quelle disaster but it was fun her neck is too short and too thick. Did u know I can just take a damp paper towel and wipe this off. But I think I will play with it some more. I already wiped her lips off. And I can wipe off her neck. Zip zip. Nothing sticks to Yupo.

But doesn’t it give great drips.

Ok back to sleep on the sofa. Zzzz.

Kate Marie. Fluid 14o # hot press. Half Sheet

Not finished-Not perfect yet but lot better than the last few I did of her.

I actually drew this twice. First time she was soooo small. I ripped the tape off flipped her over and redrew her to fill the page. a quick redraw in 20 min got her on the paper in better shape than the first time. If it weren’t downstairs in the car I would post the first awful drawing.

Second break. About a half and hour of painting. I need to work on those feathers some more but they were fun to paint with Prussian blue and burnt umber.

Colors used cad red light and yellow ochre for flesh. Cerulean peacock burnt sienna for shadows. Hair yellow ochre and burnt umber and raw umber. Shoes burnt umber and ultramarine. Ps the shoes aren’t done yet.

Margaret whose exhausted after a five hour drive all over Georgia fro

Buckwheats to east Atlanta to Decatur then lawrenceville and finally home home Home!!!! After a two weeks absence I might not get up til noon. Xoxoxo