Summer has been good here at Madison Art.  I’ve not been painting as much as I like, yet the watercolor train is still moving, albeit slowly.  I finished another small painting, which sort of tops off my interest in fruits as a subject to paint.  The newest edition to my collection is “Lunch in the Sun“.

A small little 9″ x  12″ with a lovely Glasswing butterfly.  These are beautiful creatures native to Central and South America.  And yes they have transparent wings!  It’s a shame they can’t be found around central Illinois.  If you are curious about them check out TwistedSifter for some amazing photos.

I’m ready to move on to other things.  There will always be a special place in my heart for still life paintings, and I’ll probably continue to produce them but it’s time to mix in some figurative work.  I’ve been longing to do this since I did the Pulp Fiction of Oz painting for a friend of mine.  Since then I have has some good conversations with my friend Daniel Vangeli about painting people so I’ve been exchanging some ideas with him.

My wife and I were out to dinner the other night and I was lucky to catch a father and his daughter sitting together waiting for a table.  This beautiful girl was so animated with her dad it was endearing to watch.  I looked over at Jenny and said “You know those two would make a great painting.”  She agreed and I snuck my iPhone up from around my glass of beer and snapped about ten photos of the two.  They turned out great and I am really looking forward to using these as reference for a new painting.  I can’t wait to share it.

Oh yes, I joined the PWS:  Pennsylvania Watercolor Society….