September 30 x 30 # 1 Old Masters Gallery

September 30 x 30  # 1 Old Masters Gallery

Here we are again..another 30 x 30... by Leslie Seata . Thirty days to promote more creativity painting sketching or what ever...  Shush... don't tell anybody  but I am starting a bit early for several reasons. The first one being that on Sept 25 I will be leaving for 12 days to Morocco... so I want a head start. Second this year the High Holidays are all in September... lots of shopping and preparing and family gatherings that with trip preparations time to create will be tricky.... so this time around, my fourth, decided to do pencil sketches... may add color or may not... will go with the flow. As Leslie states... main rule is to have FUN!!!

This past month I have made several visits to the Tel Aviv Museum... the last was with my 2 grandsons Noam, 10, and Uri ,6.  We rented earphones so that they could follow along in the main galleries... I took a few photos for references.  One of the galleries was the Old Masters... I loved the light patterns in this reference of Noam listening to an explanation.

5 x 7 "

HB pencil + charcoal

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

Summer Heat

Summer Heat

July was quite comfortable but now the August heat has hit hard and I find myself painting and creating only in my "head". Well maybe somehow they will find there way to paper or canvas.

Last week, on my weekly visit with my grand-kids, I lugged the bottles of gouache paints that I had here for them to use when visiting.  Thought they would get more use during the holiday at their home.  We had a great time painting, brought 4 small 20 x 15 cm canvases.  We sat in a shaded spot and had lots of fun.

Here are the results!!! Uri [6 yrs], Ima [ Mommy] Yael, and mine...

Uri's 

20 x 20 cm

Uri's

15 x  20 cm

 Yael

15 x 20 cm

Mine

15 x 20 cm

Have signed up for Leslie's 30 x 30 this September.  Its a difficult month first because of all the High Holidays and second because last week I will be traveling to Morocco!!! WOW this is a big surprise for me, joining my daughter who will be teaching a yoga class for the group... its still sinking in..  Link to see what's in store... So I'll be going with flow.....

# 71 Bella Bella

# 71 Bella Bella

This is # 2 of the series of our free spirited chicken Bella.... I am positive this is the same pose I used last January in the 30 x 30 challenge... really strange....quite unintentional!!!

Oils & Cold Wax

5 x 7 " on canvas