The problem with green!

I had to go back and revisit this painting. It just wasn't working in the original colors. Green just never seems sucessful for me. I'm still not sure that it works that well as a painting. There are two lessons here. One, don't get rapped up in your resource photo. It is just there to get you started. Two, watch out for emotional attachments. I love this painting because it is a silly moment in the lives of my daughters more so than it is a good painting. But, I can live with that!

Aliens

My girls and I stopped in Hope BC to check out the totem pole park and the gazebo. When I asked them to pose they assumed the flying birdman posture. I have always loved this photo, it makes me giggle. It also makes me think of the big UFO in "Encounters of the Third Kind" hence the title "Aliens".

I am desperately trying to get this painting and another ready to drop off for a show tomorrow! How do I always manage to run out of time!?