Painting With Dad....

[Admin Bear]

SO i have been super super busy with work as of the last few months and it seems like each week both jobs are throwing an ever increasing amount of crap at me to manage and in turn this is sucking up a TON of time and energy.. so what little time is left over i am spending doing things around the house (removing plastic from the windows, yard work, etc, etc.).. when all is said and done i have little energy left and no real desire to stress thinking about ANYTHING.. i have not worked on Stamps, trains, or any other solitary "Me" things in quite some time.. however over the last month i have started to focus on my family as they are starting to feel the strain that comes with dad having 2 jobs and no time.. so I, with my youngest daughter, started doing a project i am calling Painting with Dad..

we literally shut off what ever we are doing (even if it means we stop a shopping trip and head home) and break out the acrylic paints... we are both learning so there are times when we are just practicing techniques and other times when we are really working on a project painting.

we completed our first "real" project a few days ago.. these are called "the Storm"...


Little Monkey Bear's



and Mine

[khj]

Very nice, Bear (and daughter Bear)!!!

I'd like to see pics of your paws AFTERWARDS!

[Gordon Lee]

Greetings Mr. Bear
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That little gal sure can push around those acrylic paints. That's a right super picture of a person holding an umbrella in a storm. Your picture shows just how sever that storm really is . . . the water rising right up to the bottom of those umbrellas. You are a regular Van Go, Mr. Bear.
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Respectfully,

Gordon Lee

[Admin Bear]

You are right mr lee.. i should point out however if one was to hold up my rocks as umbrellas they will be far more concerned with the ocean than the storm itself..

But yes she is quite good..

[Admin Bear]

Oops i was so excited that some one replied i double posted..

[zepherusbane]

Painting is a great activity to share with kids; I'm glad to see she is interested in it.

[kacyds]

Great to see both of you sharing something together. Cherish those moments....

[Admin Bear]

we are on to more independant projects just now.. she has a very modern piece she is working on and thus far it has taken 4 sessions and still has more work to go..

on the other side i have started 2 that are no where near ready to post (even progress pix) but last night i got a little inspired and painted the following for my wife...

[kacyds]

Any new paintings???

[Admin Bear]

There are.. i will post when i can.. not near a computer for the last or next 24 hours....

[Admin Bear]

some new work..





yes i know the number of stars is incorrect. this is going to be addressed soon. i had "help" on that part and i was not fully paying attention.

now from the hands of the little one.

[kacyds]

SmileyBeautiful

[kacyds]

Any updates on this Admin Bear

[Admin Bear]

not yet.

[Admin Bear]

actually i would like to clarify.

The kids have been painting a lot and they are doing good.

I am working on a very emotionally hard piece just now. i can only work on it for a little bit every few days. I am doing a cemetery with head stones of important people i have lost. one in particular creates a lot of distress for me and it takes a lot to focus on the painting itself rather than the emotional context of the piece.