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Thursday, December 27, 2012

End December Art ... Drawings and Paintings for Paint Party Friday!



 The second to last week in December at Tacos Jalisco ... I drew people in two different parts of the room, but made it look like they are next to each other ... they are NOT! I rearranged the room!

On Thursday there was a lot of white clothing worn by many!
Saved on paints!
 

I guess I had a lot of time on my hands, as I had time to draw two pages. "The Couple" came in and it just felt right to get them in by years end one more time. They appear in my book sixteen times!


I posted this yesterday, but not many visited my blog, so I am posting it again today. It was our view from the car at Bodega Bay on the 25th of this month! I don't think I'll paint it. It was a gray day drawn through the rain covered window from the gray interior of our car. I don't want to use up all my gray paint!


Yesterday I was back at Tacos Jalisco. I fit these people in as I could. Nice that that guy leaned over so I could get the folks behind him. The big guy in front is really behind the couple in front, but I liked his girth and wanted all of him in my picture. I like taking artist's license! The festive table cloths add much needed color as almost everyone was wearing black again.

Cecilia refused my $20 bill I handed her and said she didn't want it, tossed it back to me at the counter. Then she came around the counter to give me a warm hug, saying Felice Navidad!
She is a sweetheart! This is the second time she would not let me pay for my lunch. But who's counting?

Be sure to hop over to Paint Party Friday via the icon on my side bar to see all the wonderful artist's works there! I've made a great many new friends from there this year and I am ever so grateful for their visits and feedback!

37 comments:

  1. Your sketches are so colorful and just make me smile. They are loose and sketchy but capture so much of the real people. I know that "loose" sketchy drawings are sometimes harder to do than complete realism - I just enjoy your sketches so much. Need to have a looser feel to my own drawings!

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  2. I like the way you sometimes concentrate color on certain things. Like you highlighted THE COUPLE and made them stand out. All wonderful drawings as usual. HPPF early. :)

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  3. What a wonderful set of drawings! I like that you have moved the people around to suit your design. As always your drawings/paintings are so real that I feel like I'm eating lunch there too.

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  4. love these new pieces!!!! so much to see!!! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!!!!

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  5. Lynn - I'm new to comment, although, I've been following you for quite a while now. I love your sketches & paintings. I like the looseness of your watercolors. My watercolor painting is too tight. I'd like to paint looser (is that a word?) & more free.
    Thanks for sharing,
    Grandma Nancy

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    1. Thank you Grandma Nancy! Welcome! Thank you for your kind comment. I'd love to see your art. I bet it's just fine!!

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  6. Another fruitful lunch at Taco Jalisco! Happy PPF!

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  7. Love the little Christmas details on your Jalisco sketches and your wonderful, detailed black and white sketch! Your posts make me smile! :) HPPF!

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  8. These are sweet! I especially like Thursday's with all of the white. I like taking artistic license too, your choices seem to very much add to the scenes.

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  9. I love your sketches and paintings, and the way how you describe your world through art. Thank you so much for sharing and have a very Happy PPF!!!

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  10. That is clever drawing them to look like they belong together. I wish I could sit there and watch you watching them. And I am not surprised she wouldn't let you pay! Have a happy and very arty 2013 Lynnie, which I know you will.

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  11. It must feel good to draw around everyone like this happy PPF!

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  12. every work of yours has a story to tell...wonderful ! Have a splendid 2013 :)

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  13. So much to say, yes, the grey day does not need grey paint, it might lighten up the day. This is perfect. Don't have many of those in Sunny So, FL, but that is exactly what it looks like when we do. Great idea. The people, OMGosh, each with their own personalities because of your wonderful drawings. Blessings, Janet PPF

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  14. Love your post Lynn, Im not surprised Cicillia give you your meal, think what a recomandation it will be fot that coffiehous when people see your book, many peopel will come there hoping to be in your next book... Great job you are dooing. Happy new year to you and your family <3

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  15. I love Bodega Bay from the car, especially the gull!

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  16. Such amazing narratives in your work!
    And you are so prolific!!
    Love the way your rearranged the room/composition in the first image!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF and Happy New Year!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  17. these are so wonderful Lynn and I look forward to visiting each week. Love how you squeezed the people in, and of course your paint saving technique made me smile too. Happy PPF and happy 2013!

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  18. I love how you take your artistic license and rearrange rooms and fit people in so that it works. Each sketch is such a story in and of itself. Beautiful! Happy new you to you!! Happy PPf

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  19. I absolutely love these. The last one is my favorite, I'm glad you took creative license and drew all of the big guy, I think that's my favorite part. Sketching like this is such good practice, I wish I was doing more of it. You capture a good range of emotions and interactions between people.

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  20. I truly love your work. I am beginning to feel like I know these people especially the owners of Jalisco's. If I ever got to eat there, it would feel like home. All of the details you include are incredible.

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  21. Wonderful work! You just get better and better! ^_^

    Happy New Year to You ~ A Creative Harbor aka ~ ArtMuseDog and Carol ^_^

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  22. One of the beauties of art is that we get a glimpse into seeing how others view the world. Thanks for showing us how you view yours with your beautiful sketches. Best wishes for 2013.

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  23. I really like the painting where a lot of people were wearing white. It created a nice balance on the page and allowed for more distinct focus points. Really nice! Thanks!

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  24. You have really come into your own style this year, Lynn. Another thing to celebrate as we say good bye to 2013. Cheers and Happy New Year, Talented One !

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  25. Lynn, love, love, love these sketches.

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  26. I am so in love with your Sketches and Stories behind them!!! Great work!

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  27. I love how you capture your days with you sketches and paints. I look forward to visiting even when I don't leave a comment.

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  28. I really enjoy sharing your sketches of the restaurant.

    Happy 2013!

    Karenx

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  29. Those setches are AMAZING!
    Happy New Year!
    xxx Susi

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  30. Love your paintings, they are so full of life. I tried doing some sketches at a café here once - I got thrown out!!!Germany is just different! Happy 2013, Valerie

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  31. Even though I live half across the globe, you make Tacos Jalisco come alive for me with your wonderful sketches! Great that you can sketch all these customers! Wishing you more and more sketching fun in 2013!

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  32. Wonderful sketches as always! How sweet is your Cecilia at Tacos Jalisco to treat you as special as you are! Wishing you a prosperous and creative New Year!

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  33. I love restaurants where you can actually meet the owner, and you certainly capture the feeling. I love your dashboard drawing too. Happy New Year, Lynn!

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  34. It's so nice to have found your blogs. I love the energy color and composition of your drawings. I'm putting you on my list of blogs to read for inspiration!

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