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Grackle

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3.5"X2.5" Acrylic on paper ACEO

Still trolling through my Puerto Rico pictures. There is a restaurant in Boqueron, called "Paddys" or something like that. Anyway it has an Irish theme, hence the green tablecloths, I guess. There are shamrocks and leprechauns everywhere but the patio sits out over the water with a view of the pier, sailboats and the tropical bay, and it serves the best mojitos.

Both times I have been there the grackles seemed to rule the roost. They sit on the tables and clean up the scraps, not very hygienic I suppose, but quite entertaining.

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La Chata

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2.5"X3.5" Acrylic on paper ACEO

The oppressive heat and humidity we have been having here recently has made me think nostalgically of the sea breezes in Puerto Rico. This boat, "La Chata", was pulled up on the beach at Rincon. It was well above the tide-line and looked as if it hadn't been used for a while.One of these days I may turn it into a larger painting.

I have been vowing recently to start working larger, and what do I do? I move back to ACEO size! I am not sure why but I am still struggling with composition and this tiny size does help to get a good idea of the "notan".
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Self Portrait 2

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OK, it is a bit weird. I don't think I have ever done a self portrait from a photograph before, only with a mirror. The photo was also very low resolution, a snapshot taken with my webcam. I actually played with this in Photoshop and nearly posted a digitally enhanced version, but that seemed a bit silly as it didn't really look too much different from a digitally enhanced version of the original photograph.

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Chicory ACEO

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2.5"X3.5" Acrylic on paper

I haven't done anything with acrylics for a long time. They are way outside my comfort zone but I need to stretch a little. I find these tiny "ACEO"s a good way to use them. I mark a piece of 9"X12" canvassette paper into 9 rectangles of 3"X4". That way I can paint to the edge and trim off the excess to bring them down to the requisite size.

For those of you not familiar with the acronym, ACEO stands for "Art Cards, Editions & Originals" and was coined on eBay. They are sometimes called "ATC"s (art trading cards) although this term is reserved exclusively for cards which are traded and not sold.

They are fun to paint because you can paint several at once, I just did four this time which I will probably pre-post because I am going away for a couple of days.

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Santas ACEO

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3.5″X2.5″ Acrylic on paper

This tiny format is always an interesting challenge.

I am one step closer to getting the tree up. At least it is inside now and I will try to get the lights on this evening.

I walked to the mall this morning. It is about a ten minute walk and a 30 minute drive right now. That is five minutes to drive there and twenty-five to get into the parking lot. I am luck that I live close enough to walk.

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