The Virtual Paintout is back after a long hiatus this year.
(Check out the link in my blog roll on the right of the page.)
Each month Bill Guffey, the wonderful artist who runs the whole shebang, picks a spot somewhere on the planet for artists of all stripes to convene and travel the streets via Google Street View and then submit their artwork of the spots they find interesting.
The choice this last month was the U.S. Virgin Islands.
My husband of 42 years passed away in June. He always encouraged me in my artwork and had been after me to get back into it, but his months long illness and radiation treatments took their toll on both of us and I just didn’t have the will to do that.
So when Bill started up his website again in August, I thought I’d give it a go. I didn’t have quite yet what it takes to do a full blown painting, so I found this rooster strutting his stuff in front of a house and did a quick sketch using color markers. And here it is.
I call this one “Funky chicken.”
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Like the “funky chicken” and hope to see more!
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Lovin’ your funky chicken. So sorry to learn of your husband’s passing. I’ve been following you since you wrote of your mom’s “adventures” in the nursing home, adventures similar to my own with my mom as her dementia progressed.
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Great chickin. I may have to master new skills!
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I’m so sorry to hear about your husband.
42 years is a long time to be with the one you love. My heart goes out to you.
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So glad you are getting back into your art! Love the chicken – I think all the red is marvelous! I know your hubby loves that you are drawing again… Peace and comfort to you my friend.
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