Hobbies

It seems Joe and I are getting to that phase in life where we start developing new hobbies. Joe and I have most recently taken up oil painting. Our lovely friends George and Jeanine offered to let us come to their studio and give us a painting lesson. Since then, we've begun stocking up on supplies and spend quite a few days a week painting.

To do this, we cover our dining room table with a giant beach towel and set up our palettes, easels, canvas, medium, turpentine, brushes and oils. Then we're off!

Joe has been primarily painting roses and he has a work-in-progress Gargoyle. I have been sticking to landscapes and seem to end up with a beach scene no matter what I do. As our desire to paint has increased, so has our need for additional shelving to display our art work. We've already run out of room! Oil paints take time to dry- Mine take an espicially long time to dry since I tend to slather on the paint. This means that we have to find a place to display our finished artwork but also our works-in-progress while they dry.

Joe and I each have one finished painting. I have 3 pending paintings and Joe has 2. I'll post pictures as they start getting completed.

The painting above is one I finished last night. The only reason it was finished is because I did it in one sitting (as opposed to adding several layers). Joe has a beautiful rose painting which I need to take a photo of and then will post as well.