Recently I began my "Denizens" series with the goals of becoming more familiar with painting on canvas and more confident in painting heads/faces. Generally, I find my subjects walking about or riding the bus. Some, however, are just too fleeting like this striking seasonal zebra with attendant ghosts, courtesy of my beautiful young neighbour. The zebra rotates between her and her twin sister so it's likely to haunt the premises again next Halloween.
But on to my wider neighbourhood. The fifth of my Denizens is a guy who often sits across from me in the circle at the drawing studio.
He works seriously at his art and has a unique style, with a touch of Toulouse-Lautrec about it. Here he is -- "Emerging Artist, age 70." (copyright 2019)
My sixth Denizen is one of those chance encounters -- a young woman glimpsed on the bus who seemed mostly golden, except for the white of her earbuds. I call her "The Listener" (copyright 2019).
I'm over halfway to my goal of ten paintings of Denizens. And just coincidentally, an artists' organization I belong to is having its annual "Ten by Ten" fundraiser. It's a juried sale (and I'm not at that stage yet; not eligible to submit) of paintings measuring 10" x 10". So what the heck. I thought I'd have my own little show here -- three in a series that shows what can happen on 100 square inches of my palette.
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