The first picture is just sketching in, the second is a second working.  This week I'll have it finished.  Hope it connects somehow

I was checking on how the face looked when lit from below and my daughter agreed to pose for me.  There were several of us there when I took this picture.  We all felt we got something very unexpected.

I thought about this for awhile and decided I wanted to paint it.  The photos are a start to finish which is still to come.
 See what you thin.

Red Knock-out Roses

What with rehab and life goings on, I'm finding it hard to get into the studio. It seems that the only time I paint is when I have art classes.  I really enjoyed the drawing class.  It reminded me how much I really enjoy working with pencil or pen. By the way, I have a new website, "franknueppel.com".  It's not complete but shows some of my old and new work.  I kept getting Frank Knueppel, do disregard that.  Don't know him. There are some pastels and drawings I have to get photos of.
 My mind keeps running off willy-nilly.  I guess this is one of abyss periods where I need to go in and "push paint around" until it tells me where to go. That's what my daughter tells me anyway.
 Art class was fun today!  I finished a demo I started in an earlier class.  It's pleasant, if not profound.  The class wanted to learn to paint flowers and I picked a few "knock-out roses" and put them casually in an old vase.  Anyway, I had fun.

Sketch of Travis

New Computer

Why do they change programs every time you get a new computer?  Just when I think I'm getting used to how to do everything, the computer dies and the new version is all different.  I don't think it's "new and improved", I think it's sadistic.

My Fish Pond

Drawings have always been a passion of mine.  But painting gets in the way sometimes.  Then I was asked to teach a drawing class.  Wow!  What an opportunity to get back into what I love to do.  After a 6 weeks class I found I had needed it more than I knew.  But...ever wanted to be a critic?  Now's your chance.

HOPE YOU HAVE MISSED ME!

On October 3, 2011, I was rushing to meet the Chamber of Commerce Director, do some quick shopping and go to the opening of my newest exhibition, and fell!.  Hard! 
Since then I have seen more doctors, been to more hospitals, more rehabs than I care to remember.  After surgery, they tell me there is some serious lung problem called "pulmonary fribrous".  Wow, what is THAT?  I was ready to call the mortuary, make my will and kiss my friends goodby.   After MUCH testing, breathing, and cat scanning,  it seems I may live after all.
To that end, I moved my studio home, enthusiastically taking over 2 northlit bedrooms....one for exercise and WC and one for oil painting.  I located a drawing class in my cheerful sunroom and have slowly returned to my chosen profession.  I have now learned how to breath and blow up balloons (at least halfway" and have practiced my drawing and sketched a watercolor "fantasy" painting.  I even ordered more paint from Dick.  So, for any of you who are still with me, Thanks a lot.  I'm going to be watercoloring for awhile.  That's my fun painting.  And am I ever ready for fun. And drawings.  And hope to be off and running, or maybe at least plodding.  But keep tuned and wish me luck.