I felt I had to squeeze one last painting in to the Virtual Paintout for February. The location this month was San Francisco, with a plethora of possibilities to choose from for painting sites.
While cruising around Golden Gate Park, I came across the Hagiwara Tea Garden, a very lovely spot. This doesn’t do it justice but I think it gives the feeling of a peaceful Japanese setting.
I Tried Being Tasteful... 
I like this piece very much, especially the figure in the foreground. How large is the original piece?
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Thank you, bmj2k! This painting is a little less than 8″ x 10″ and done with acrylic paints. The Japanese lady wasn’t in the Google street view but I thought it “needed” someone like that to round out the scene.
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8X10, matted and framed, should make a very nice presentation.
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Or, stuffed in a drawer with most of my other paintings…. 🙂
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I love the bright colors!
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Thanks Rosa! I’ve been enjoying your entries into the Virtual Paintout too!
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Just wanted to respond here, away from prying eyes.
I am dancing the dance of victory since McElroy was voted off the SBOE.
I worked as part of the TEKS team to update the Social Studies TEKS last year. This guy was a total bastard and need to be burned at the stake.
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Here’s a good article I read about him in The New York Times, no less.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/magazine/14texbooks-t.html?scp=1&sq=Don%20McLeroy&st=cse
He even gives dentistry a bad name.
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