Pet Peeve

Pet Peeve

I just feel I have to rant about one of my pet peeves... I don't want it to turn into a "yellow car" obsession!!!

What is this thing about  NOT SHIPPING TO THE MID-EAST ???? I find it on Amazon, when looking at something or other... mostly electronics... and also on many selling sites among many artists....I find this very offensive especially from artists!!!! When I click on an interesting painting and see this notice it really ticks me off.... !!!!!I don't want to look further at his/her work!!!! They could just use the link other regions or international shipping  without mentioning  Middle East .... or at least offer e-mail requests. I did this with an ebay seller ordering a yo-yo for my grandson. and everything went fine....

 Is it our mail service.... which here in Israel is very efficient!!! Better than South America or Mexico.  My late sister that lived in Mexico had to use a special "private" mail courier!!! I recently shipped a tablet back to the factory in CHINA... not EMS  just regular registered airmail... it arrived there and back with NO problem

Aren't our dollars the same on paypal as from anywhere else... I just don't get it!!!

Workshop # 54 Potato Field

Workshop # 54 Potato Field

Before going to the painting I want to share a great site that my painter friend Meredith sent me... Savvypainter podcasts.... I am addicted.....very inspiring.... I even painted and listened at the same time. great to be exposed to so many painters and their thoughts and work process.

This another painting from WDE events last November hosted by Wendy aka Sundiver the Potato Field . Decided to post the stages of the painting.. so I can track the WIP.

Oils on 2 30 x 30 cm wrapped canvas using palette knife.... They can viewed as one piece or each as a separate piece.

Finished

stage 2

After sanding

stage 1

Workshop # 53 Traudi's Window

Workshop # 53  Traudi's Window

Another in my window series... took a lot of photos at Traudi's lovely home... this one is in the bathroom... Did some cropping and manipulations to fit my format...
Oils and charcoal drawing.. I did pre-mix my colors and tried to paint colors shapes and not to fiddle too much....I really want to get to finish a painting in one session..

29 x 35 cm Oils on wrapped canvas painted with palette knife with some charcoal drawing...

 sketch

first stage