Tiber Angels 1 & 2: Statue Studies, Cont.

I have a clear preference; do you?

Lago di Como: wish I was there...

11 x 14" watercolor

Don't you wish you lived where there was a table on the terrace for sipping fine Italian wine while overlooking beautiful lakes and mountains?

Two days 'til Studio Crawl. At this point I start scouring the studio's nooks and crannies for whatever I can find, and despite my promise to myself to not pull out everything -- good, bad and ugly -- I still seem to do this every year.

2010 Madonna sketch

Much too humid to paint today, so instead I worked on value studies in my sketchbook as per some great instruction last week from Tom Francesconi of Chicago. The basic idea being this: get it solved before you paint, and then when you DO paint, paint with abandon. Absolutely great advice.

I am anticipating my mother's request for a piece to donate for her charity raffle, and perhaps if I get something done I can take it with me when I visit Detroit in August. Continuing the mother and child theme begun a few years back.