"Gliding Over Sand Beach" 5x7 Oil on Copper. SOLD to my wonderful friend James!  What a seagull collection he has now!  Thank you so much James.  Daisy and Duke thank you too!  

     Today was just so much fun!  I had a call from The Art Mentor.  He wanted to use my art studio as it has such great skylights.  He is staying with relatives nearby without an art studio.  The weather was too overcast and rainy to paint outside.  I learned a lot while we were painting in my art studio.  The Art Mentor learned how to sell paintings by listening to sales audio tapes a long time ago.  These tapes called Sandlers Sales Systems were expensive but worth.   They cost 65$ on Ebay.  I seem to do fine with sales, but maybe I could do better?  Ya never know!  If I am going to be a pro, I need to be great at more than just painting!  

     Daisy and Duke, my two golden retrievers decided to sleep under The Art Mentor's easel. It was cute until Daisy came up to me with Viridian on her tail and above her eye.  She had gobs of white paint on her hip!  I couldn't believe this!  I laughed so hard! The dog was painted today!

  Here is Daisy's hip with some paint globbed on!  I had to take her outside and give her an emergency shower with dishwashing soap!  So funny!  She still has a stained green tail.  

     The Art Mentor showed me how he scrapes his dried oil painting with a palette knife really hard to remove any oil paint that is thickened.  I put my hand on the surface and it was pretty smooth!  Amazing.  I wonder how this might work with a dried oil painting on a copper panel?  I usually paint only wet into wet.  The reason for this is I don't like to paint over a textured surface.  If I could get rid of the dried texture I may like to rework a painting.  John Caggiano showed me how he sprays an old dried oil painting with retouch varnish.  This makes the surface wet again.  

     I worked on a second painting for an upcoming show at a Museum in Yarmouth, Maine.  I completed a nest full of five robin eggs.  They were a beautiful blue green!  I will show them tomorrow.  It was too dark outside to take a photo.  

     I sold a painting today to a famous Rock Star!  He is the leader of Savoy Brown Band!  Pretty amazing to have a painting in his collection.  I have many successful people as collectors, but not yet a real live Rock Star! 

    Are you bored of watching soap operas, sitting in your chair all day, or shopping at the mall?  Why don't you order some oil paints on line?  Http://www.ASWexpress.com  Gamblin oil paints are great:  Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Red Light, Permanent Alizarin, Ultramarine Blue.  Brushes: Flat 4, 8  Gesso Board for something to paint on.  Turpenoid for something to wash brushes. Plein Aire Easel!  If you need any other information, you can call me! 

Get out and paint!  You will feel great!