A NEW PIECE OF OLD WORLD

My girlfriend Sue asked me to age down this huge plaster plaque she bought, (yes, those are my toes in the photo, BIG plaque).  She wanted it subtle color and creamy...so here's how it ended up....had so much fun with this one, just thought I would share the outcome.  It's much more visible color wise, with yellow, blue, green and pink, in person, but you can get the idea from here...the first pic is to show the original look and color before I completely covered it in ivory...then I went to work and here are some close ups of the finished piece...enjoy!

A DRIVE THROUGH CAPITOLA BY THE SEA

I had an appointment today in Capitola.  This is the tiny little beach town in the heart of Santa Cruz.  It's everything you could imagine, with loads of restaurants with beach/ocean views.  It's super fun in the summer because all the bars with live bands playing and people just walk from one place to the next. It literally right on the sand.  There are shops and tourists and it's crowded.  The homes are piled one on top of another on small one way streets in a maze of twists and turns in a very little area.  
I came out of an appointment today and turned the corner and saw this house...it was so striking in person I took the picture right out my car window...sorry for the phone line, didn't pay attention, but I really wanted to share this....and then I drove down the road a piece and turned around to take a long view of our quaint little town of Capitola....I'm so lucky to live in such a beautiful place...hope you enjoy...juner

THE SILVER BUDDHA

OKAY, I'M ATTEMPTING TO GET YOU TO GO TO THE ACTUAL NEW BUDDHA BLOG AND CHECK OUT THE NEW SERIES THERE....BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE ALL IN THE LOOP AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO MISS OUT ON WHAT'S UP.....
What's up is this is a big four by three foot painting that, naturally, in person is WAY nicer to see the serious details..which are SUPER layered and tarnished silver and scratchy.  I wish you could see that here, but it's a good interpretation of the work.....it's how I pictured it in my mind's eye when I sat down to paint...hope you enjoy...remember, www.artofbuddha.blogspot.com