November 2, 2013

Can you guess what today's theme was? Keep looking—it will come to you quickly enough! Actually, there are two, and you'll get credit for either one. First of all, although it may have been a grey day, there was color everywhere! Despite our fear that the leaves would fall without ever changing colors, this last week did the trick. As Susan said, "Everywhere you turn is a painting!" So true! Our first theme is trees, leaves and the colors of fall. From the tree across the street (that's a photo; not a painting) to turning leaves on Gary's river banks to Sara's falling leaves and matching outfit. The tree even makes an appearance in the background of Susan's fashion portrait of Pat.

What's the second theme, you ask? Scroll down and see. Several of us have independently discovered that repetition is the key to success. Gary painted five studies of the river and trees before he painted the final. Ken returns to an old favorite—trains—and paints two versions of the same scene. Tony's painted three sunsets from the same balcony in Greece and Susan's on her seventh Pat Portrait. We can't begin to count the number of illustrations John's done of this story. Each is like a cartoon cell, similar but just a little further along in the story. And this may be pushing things, but Vivian has two towers of Marina City, Mark has two spires on his building and Elaine has two kids having fun. No matter how you run the numbers, there are some very cool paintings below.

Artist of the day—Today's duo was another unlikely pairing: Caravaggio and Francis Bacon. Sorry, Kris, but we're more into the master of light and shadow. We're not such big fans of Francis Bacon—but we did give him a try!

Greetings and wishes of the day—We missed Steve, Greeta and Alan today. Hope to see you all soon. And our thoughts are with Pat and her mother. Get better soon!

You're invited—You may know Wishbone restaurant for its fine food, but you may not remember that it also has a small gallery hall and hosts exhibits. Our friend Delores is showing there beginning November 16 and you're invited to see her art.

Enjoy the scenery and see you next week.