Bongo
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GreenLake is a green lake in the GreenLake District - what are the odds on that? Talk about coincidence. It's a haven for joggers, dog walkers, etc... 2.8 miles around the lake. So many plein air possibilities. I settled on this -
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I got this far when I realized that the scale was all wrong. -- that the lake was now a pond, that the swim raft was a barge, and that the dog walker would have to be a leprechaun. Not my first Plein Error nor will be the last.
days later...
The BathHouse Theater, formally a bath house ('nother coincidence?) sits on the West end of the lake. This is the back of it, with steps leading to the water.
This is the front and the angle I chose to paint.
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A man and woman stopped to "admire" my work, then as they were walking away the woman turned and asked, "What's your name?" "Bongo" I replied. A confused quizzical look, then ".oh...is that your last name?" "Yes." She was expecting me to volunteer my first but as her husband led her away I chose not to tell, for few are prepared for the percussive sonance of "Bongo Bongo" and I had not time to initiate, for I there was a painting to attend.
"BathHouse Theatre" oil on 18"x14" panel. Figure added in studio.
comments welcomed
sketch
block in+
I got this far when I realized that the scale was all wrong. -- that the lake was now a pond, that the swim raft was a barge, and that the dog walker would have to be a leprechaun. Not my first Plein Error nor will be the last.
days later...
The BathHouse Theater, formally a bath house ('nother coincidence?) sits on the West end of the lake. This is the back of it, with steps leading to the water.
This is the front and the angle I chose to paint.
sketch
block in+
A man and woman stopped to "admire" my work, then as they were walking away the woman turned and asked, "What's your name?" "Bongo" I replied. A confused quizzical look, then ".oh...is that your last name?" "Yes." She was expecting me to volunteer my first but as her husband led her away I chose not to tell, for few are prepared for the percussive sonance of "Bongo Bongo" and I had not time to initiate, for I there was a painting to attend.
"BathHouse Theatre" oil on 18"x14" panel. Figure added in studio.
comments welcomed