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Friday, September 06, 2013

Hour Cow - Pastel Painting

Besides the sketching Scavenger Hunts, I take part in the Southwest forum on wetcanvas.com.  There are some very nice folks and great artists there.  You may remember we exchanged paintings last Christmas.  I hope they do it again.

We have a Quick Draw with paintings/sketches or whatever that you draw in one hour.  We also have a Monthly Challenge.  This month the photos are all cows, thanks to Jenna. (my art link for the day, Jenna sculpts, draws, etc.) I didn't have much time today, so I took out a 5 x 7 Pastelbord and quickly did this cow for the challenge.  I was thinking it was for the Quick Draw so I set a time limit of an hour - I was wrong.  I posted it in the Monthly Challenge since that is where I got the photo.

Hour Cow
5 x 7 inches, Pastel on Pastelbord

It was fun to play in the dust for an hour.  

Now it is off to fix dinner.  Larry (http://larrycastillophotography.com/) is coming this evening.  He is taking photos at the race in the State Park tomorrow morning, you can still join, sponsored by the YMCA:

Burning Pine Run 5K and 10K

so he can sleep in a bit and go from here in just a few minutes.  It is always nice to have some of our kids around.

I hope to get to the Bastrop First Friday Artwalk tonight, too.  We shall see how it goes.  Maybe I will leave dinner ready, go to town and then come back to visit with Larry.

See my sidebar to save some dates for October.  The Austin State Hospital show and a house concert here at the house.  I will post more about these events soon.

Sunday, Joanna, Gene and I are going to a house concert to see Betty Soo.  Great fun.
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9 comments:

  1. Rose WeltyFriday, September 06, 2013 2:08:00 PM

    I'm totally impressed that you did that in an hour Jo! Nicely done - enjoy all your fun goings on.

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  2. Bag BlogFriday, September 06, 2013 3:39:00 PM

    Yeah, an hour! You did a great job.

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  3. Jo CastilloSaturday, September 07, 2013 7:35:00 AM

    Rose, thank you so much.

    Bag Blog, thanks. Quick can sometimes be good. A good photo helps. :)

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  4. Joan TavolottSaturday, September 07, 2013 8:15:00 AM

    Cute face on the cow!!! Nicely done. Sometimes a time limit pushes us a bit. Sounds like you have a busy evening!

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  5. Jo CastilloSaturday, September 07, 2013 8:46:00 AM

    Joan, thanks. I need pushing as I'm going to a workshop this week! Yikes, I'm so out of a routine.

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  6. Barbara PaskSaturday, September 07, 2013 2:13:00 PM

    Hi Jo, He is excellent, love your edges. An hour, I'm impressed.

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  7. Jo CastilloSunday, September 08, 2013 6:21:00 AM

    Barbara, Hi there! Lots of board showing through, so nice soft edges and no time to get picky which is usually my downfall. :) Thanks.

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  8. JoannaWednesday, October 02, 2013 7:52:00 AM

    Really nice 1-hour painting!

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  9. Jo CastilloWednesday, October 02, 2013 8:04:00 AM

    Joanna, thank you. I do like working quickly. I get bored if it takes too long. :)

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