August 29th, our 23rd Painting Session

Vero Beach Mural Project Sponsored by the Vero Beach Art Club.  Created by Artist Volunteers Judy Burgarella, Dawn Mill and Christine Thomas.  Stretched canvas panels, 36' long by 8' high, each panel 8' x 6'.  Created in and for the Community Center.  Visitors welcome to watch the artists paint between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays.
   It looks like today we all got a lot done, however appearances can be misleading.  What really happened is that we slopped a lot of paint really fast on the remainder of the white canvas.  Then we stepped back and took a look ... and WALLAH!   What a difference, and what a welcome relief to see one panel segueing onto another, albeit somewhat rough in spots.  However, we could tell that we were on to something, and we were proud of what we saw so far.

  At about 9:30 Dawn's phone rang, and it was Christine saying she had gotten broadsided when leaving her development.  After she settled the necessary phone calls and paperwork of the accident at home, she hobbled in to paint with us ... and tomorrow is her birthday too.  We gave her lots of sympathy, took her to lunch, toasted her birthday along with Dawn's pending trip to Alaska, and got back to the canvases.  Christine had aches and pains, but she's a real trouper and pushed on.

Today Sue Dinenno stopped by with Pheobe, her cute little white fluffy dog, and Bob Barbour, photographer/videographer who will be doing a 7-minute video about the mural for use on U-Tube and TV.  His set-up is so complicated that it took him quite a while to get it all ready, but the end result was spon-on professional.  He will join us for several weeks until he gets enough footage to get started.

Below is Panel 1, my panel, which I did little on except start painting the Barrier Island shrub middle-value color, worked on the beach of the Indian River Lagoon, and put grapefruits in the boxcar.  Also worked on the rails and grass.



Panel #1 by Judy Burgarella



 


Panel #2 by Judy Burgarella


Next is Panel #2 below is also my work.  I was so tired of seeing a white canvas that I grabbed my 2-1/2" brush, slathered it up real good with diluted green paint, and in a painting frienzy slapped it all over the canvas, leaving openings for the sandy pathways.  I was having so much fun that Dawn decided to do the same, and so her and Christine proceeded to cover the remainder of their ocean on Panel #6.  We all stepped back and felt very satisfied with our progress for he day.

Panel #2 by Judy Burgarella

 Below is Panel #3, which is basically completed.  Beautiful job by Dawn Mill, and we're glad to show off at least one completed panel.

 


Panel #3 by Dawn Mill

 
Panel #4 by Christine is just getting better and better.  She is really putting personality onto those critters, although she only had a little while to actually paint.




Panel #4 by Christine Thomas

 Panel #5 below is starting to "feel" like Vero's beachside area.  The Driftwood is in clear view now, and you can almost smell the food from Waldo's wafting out over the beachsand!



Panel #5 by Dawn Mill

 Below is Panel #6, which Dawn and Christine had been working on together today to get rid of the remainder of the white canvas. 

 

Panel #6 upper portion by Dawn Mill, lower portion by Christine Thomas


Now all six canvas panels are covered with paint, and it feels like a giant step to us.  It sure was great seeing it all running together (below), and now we feel confident that this project will be completed at some time, and that it will be beautiful and interesting.



 Because of regularly scheduled events at the Community Center, we were packed up and gone by 4:45.  For the next few painting sessions it will be just Christine and myself ... maybe we can catch up to that whippersnapper by the time she gets back ... not.

Check us out again, and see how far we get.  At first Dawn said to paint in a simpler mural-style of painting, but we all are ending up painting like we do at our easels, which is a slower process.  We hope to finish by November, but who knows?  Stay tuned.

Judy Burgarella
Blogger for the Vero Beach Mural Project

August 26th, our 22nd Painting Session

 Vero Beach Mural Project Sponsored by the Vero Beach Art Club.  Created by Artist Volunteers Judy Burgarella, Dawn Mill and Christine Thomas.  Stretched canvas panels, 36' long by 8' high, each panel 8' x 6'.  Created in and for the Community Center.  Visitors welcome to watch the artists paint between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays.Today we were very late in getting started.  Got to the Community Center about 9:00, but had visitors all morning.  Bob Barbour, photographer/video producer and an ardent volunteer member of the Vero Beach Art Club, stopped by to talk to us about making a video to put up on Utube or TV.  We discussed angles, clothes, time, editing, etc.  Sue Dinenno stopped by to check out the mural, and then Cliff Partlow of Hometown News dropped by to take some pics.  It's great to get feedback and suggestions from outside people, as they come to the canvas with a fresh perspective.  Cliff had some historical information about people to possily include in the mural, which we will look into.
 

Left to right: Dawn Mill, Christine Thomas, Bob Barbour and Cliff Partlow



Detail of porpous on Canvas #4 by Christine Thomas




Below is Christine's porpous--ain't he/she cute?  We're taking suggestions for names for our critters (mine are yet to be borne of the brush).  Petey? Penelope? Paulie? Or something ethnic: Pedro? Paddy? Pablo? Pooja?  Plato?  This is gonna be fun!  Maybe we should get the children involved in naming this cuteypie.

Here's my train so far carrying citrus ... a bit crude yet, just roughed in.


Train detail on Canvas #1 by Judy Burgarella

 
Below is Dawn at the canvas, refining the back of the the Driftwood hotel.  She's got some great ideas for the beach--there will be children, more critters, surfers, fishermen, and more.
 

Dawn Mill working on Canvas #5


Before we knew it it was lunch, and then I left at 3:00 to get to a meeting and prepare for the Gallery Stroll, which was a smashing success--hundreds of people here in the Downtown Arts District, and everybody had a good time.  Hopefully this mural will be advanced enough to be viewable at the next stroll in October.

Monday (tomorrow) is another painting day, and after that Dawn will be gone for a few sessions--maybe Chris and I will be able to catch up to her!  Stay tuned.
Judy Burgarella
Blogger



August 22nd, Our 21st Painting Session

Vero Beach Mural Project Sponsored by the Vero Beach Art Club.  Created by Artist Volunteers Judy Burgarella, Dawn Mill and Christine Thomas.  Stretched canvas panels, 36' long by 8' high, each panel 8' x 6'.  Created in and for the Community Center.  Visitors welcome to watch the artists paint between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays.

Today we were rarin’ to go.  Christine got started on her scuba diver, Dawn on her

Ocean Drive, and I on my people, which is my favorite part, albeit mighty slow-going.  As usual, there was discussion about ideas, additions, changes and images.  Although ideas flow all day, they come fast and easy first thing in the morning.  We have all made contributions to each others’ panels with new ideas and techniques. 

We usually have a few visitors each painting session, and today we had a visitor whom I found out later was the exterminator for the building.  He reminded me that he had stopped by last month to see the mural and was inspired by it, and that I had encouraged him to take classes to get jump-started, as he expressed the desire to learn how to paint.  Well he brought his Ipod in to show me photos of three paintings he had completed at his first classes, and wow—all that talent was just waiting to come out!  Another benefit of doing this mural is to see someone’s inner artist get turned on by it.  Children are especially inspired by the mural and really connect with the critters on the canvases.

A reporter from the Hometown News came in today to gather information about the mural for a special piece she’s writing.  Friday a photographer will come and take pictures.  That is if weather permits.  There was much talk today of “Irene,” a tornado that seems to be coming our way.  By 4:00 o’clock Rob Slezak (Recreation Dir.) told us it was a Cat #3 already—way bad.  Having very little experience with hurricanes, I listened to everything and took Irene seriously enough to start planning for it when I got home.  In the six years I’ve lived here the stories we’ve heard about Andrew-Charlie-Jean-Francis would curl your hair, the utter devastation and helplessness people felt in the wake of such fury.

Sue Dinenno (pictured below), former president of the Vero Beach Art Club, stopped by to check out the mural, kibbitz and crank us all up.  She will be working on an outdoor mural for the City in the fall when the weather turns cooler.  Sue is a tireless supporter of the Club, and the arts in general … and happens to be in the same gallery as Dawn and I, the Artists Guild Gallery in Vero (www.artistsguildgalleryverobeach.com).  Christine is a former member, and we all miss her there.



From left, Christine Thomas, Dawn Mill and Sue Dinenno



Below is my Panel #1 again, now with Mayor Jay Kramer and renowned local personality Alma Lee Loy in there, standing next to Highwayman Ray McLendon and Judge Stikeleather.  Stikeleather will soon be sporting his hand-made Seminole Indian Robe, which is awaiting a pattern to be painted on it.  More tweaking yet to come here.



Panel #1 by Judy Burgarella





Panel #4 by Christine Thomas



  Christina’s snorkeler (which she actually painted as herself) is coming to life on Panel #4.  She looks fascinated by the manatees in front of her, and has positioned her body in the manner that snorkelers and skindivers do to remain as motionless as possible so as not to disturb or frighten the nearby critters away.


And of course Dawn’s Panel (#5) of Ocean Drive/Beach is shaping up really fast.  We discussed her ideas for the different elements she will be putting into it, and it’s just going to be fabulous.  The mural seems to be taking on a life of its own, almost taking control of our minds and our brushes, growing ideas and providing the inspiration to continue this very time-consuming project. 



Panel #5 by Dawn Mill

 If Hurricane Irene comes by these parts this week, we will not be painting on Friday, so no postings.  However, if this weather system blows over and there is no rain, be sure to come Downtown here and enjoy the 3D District's (Downtown Dine & Design) Summer Sizzler Stroll.  Galleries will be open for your viewing (and nibbling) pleasure, and many businesses along 14th Avenue and beyond will be welcoming visitors and new customers with special events and offers.  Come soak up the sights, sounds and aromas of fine food wafting out from the wonderful downtown restaurants.  Hopefully, the next Downtown Stroll will include a visit to the Mural Project for the "Strollers."

So buckle down, just in case!

Judy Burgarella
Blogger for the Vero Beach Mural Project

August 19th, Our 20th Painting Session

Vero Beach Mural, 8' x 36' on six stretch panel canvases.  Sponsored by the Vero Beach Art Club, painted on-site at the VB Community Center by artist-volunteers Judy Burgarella, Dawn Mill and Christine Thomas.  Visitors welcome, Mondays and Fridays between 10:00 a.m and 2:00 p.m.  

Today for some reason all three of us were tired and unmotivated.  We complained about everything and couldn't seem to get our "Mojo" going.  We yawned, moaned, painted slowly, and ate donut holes through most of the morning until our juices finally kicked in ... although we still could have used a caffein jumpstart.  Had some visitors, heard some complimentary kind words, did some 'splaining about this mural and the old one, blah, blah, blah, but mostly painted-painted-painted.  Also, Dawn Mill got a phone call inquiring about doing a video on the project, which helped to get our juices flowing again.  Then came lunch, and all of us once again wanting a nap.  But anyway, we finally came around again and started getting serious ... until late in the day when we were tired and began thinking up names for the critters in our mural ... some of which cannot be put into print.  Ended the day on a silly note ... but these critters in the mural are really showing some life in them, and I can't wait to start mine--if I ever finish this cityscape! 

Dawn's buildings along the beach off Ocean Drive, shown below, are spot on!  Although roughed in yet, the composition shows that it will be a wonderful representation of one of the most beautiful and revered spots in Vero Beach.  Actually, we hope that all six mural panels are representative of the beautiful ecosystems that make up Vero Beach ... including those carved out by human inhabitants.  Although we humans have left a "footprint" in the Vero landscape, it's really quite a beautiful one.

 

Panels #5 Beach and Dunes by Dawn Mill, #6 Coral Reef by Christine Thomas - Buildings along Ocean Drive, rear view


Christine added porposes and a pelican to Panel #4 today ... more cute little critters to the Mural gang!  Children that come by just adore these little (and big) critters, and I really think we need to name them--bring them to life so to speak.  By the end of this project we hope the mural develops a life of its own, in that it gets people talking about what a wonderful environment we are so lucky to live in.  

Panel #4, Lagoon by Christine Thomas



Panel #1, Downtown Vero Beach by Judy Burgarella

 Panel #1 (Judy Burgarella-me) is progressing slower than I'd hoped.  Perspective seemed to come so easy to Dawn, but the enhanced perspective on my Panel #1 is sure troublesome for me.  Funny how little details matter, but I only just recently realized that the sidewalk was brick-colored, not cement.  And so that had to be changed, also enlarged.  Worked the sign, touched up some on people, and tried to snap pictures of trains going by the building--grabbing my camera to catch a pic through the window while it was going by--quite a feat!  There's a really nice red train that I'd love to catch a pic of, but I've seen it go by only once.

So that's it for the day.  As I post this on Sunday, tomorrow will be another painting session.  Looking forward to it.  Stay tuned!
Judy Burgarella
Blogger for the Vero Beach Mural Project

August 15th, Our 19th Painting Session

©2011 Judy Burgarella, Dawn Mill and Christine Thomas
  
Vero Beach Mural Project, 8'x36' for the Community Center.  Artists: Dawn Mill, Christine Thomas and Judy Burgarella. Sponsored by the Vero Beach Art Club
 
 Got to the Community Center about 8:30, and was painting by 9:00.  Rob Slezak, Parks & Recreation Director, already had all six panels in place against the wall in the Florida Room.  When the panels aren't in place it usually takes us about 45 minutes to set up (and pack up).  So it doesn't pay to just drop by and work for a few hours, we prefer to spend a long day and make our time worthwhile.  The Florida Room, where we paint, is used by various groups throughout the week, with Mondays and Fridays reserved for us to paint.

Vice Mayor Pilar Turner (above left) stopped by to see the mural today, and expressed her appreciation for our efforts.  She marveled at the size of the project and was interested in hearing about the various habitats depicted in the panels.  The six habitats in present-day Vero Beach are:

1) Downtown Vero Beach (by Judy Burgarella)
2) The Woodland/Farm area of Western Vero Beach (by Judy Burgarella
3) Swampland (by Dawn Mill)
4) Lagoon (by Christine Thomas)
5) Beach and Ocean Drive (by Dawn Mill)
6) Coral Reef of Vero (by Christine Thomas)

Today we mostly worked on our first panels, Dawn refining her smaller elements with very little yet to go, Christine refining the lagoon floor, adding little fishies, and primping her scuba diver.  We worked for long periods of time today in silence which was occasionally broken by chatter about our pieces, a brief visit from a small group of adults and children ... and THUNDER AND LIGHTNING!  Sounded like it was coming into the building!
 
Below is my first and the first panel.  It's moving along, but not fast enough for me.  I made some progress on the sidewalk, reshaped the grass islands, worked on windows and trim, and shortened the dog-walking lady (dog is yet invisible).  Can't wait to paint some critters in mine.  The black sky to the left is there because it is a continuation of the old panel which ended with 4th of July fireworks and black sky.  I will be reworking this to look more like a passing storm sky, but for now it says as is. 


Panel #1, by Judy Burgarella

Panel #2 - no change so not posted.

Dawn's panel (#3) is still being refined, although she probably only has a couple of hours' work left to do on it.  She refined the water a bit more, finished a bird, added some greens, and painted her family into the canoe, with herself in the middle.  Looks pretty lifelike to me--even down to her red glasses! 



Panel #3 by Dawn Mill

Christine worked on the lagoon floor, adding plants, rocks and shadows, and painting light filtering own into the water.  She added more fishies and refined others.  The children will love her panels, and I can picture them learning about the many wonders in Vero's ecosystem.  We plan to create a legend map identifying all the plants and animals in our panels for educational use.

Panel #4 by Christine Thomas

Well, the next painting session will be Friday, and we expect to get a lot done that day ... yeah!
Stay tuned!
Judy Burgarella
Blogger for the Vero Beach Mural Project

Friday, August 12th, Our 18th Painting Session

Vero Beach Mural Project, 8'x36' for the Community Center.  Artists: Dawn Mill, Christine Thomas and Judy Burgarella. Sponsored by the Vero Beach Art Club

Got crackin' at about 9:00 today, hoping to make a lot of progress ... which did not happen.  Started gabbing, had some visitors, and found ourselves concentrating more on painting the fun stuff than painting the stuff we should be painting.  But artists can be slaves to their passion, and sometimes you just have to follow that to do a good job, AND to keep your creative juices flowing.

Radio personality/writer Willi Miller, a staunch supporter of the arts around the Treasure Coast, and a genuine "card-carrying" fan of local artists visited us today and we all had lunch together.  Had lots of laughs and exchanged stories--some silly and some serious--and enjoyed a break from the brush.  Left the Italian Kitchen full, fresh and ready to tackle the mural again.

Below, for your enjoyment, are two of our first really almost-completed panels together.  It gives us hope that there actually is an end to this project when we look at them.  Of course Dawn is moving right along, ahead of us all.  Her expertise in composition and her past experience with the 2001 mural has provided Christine and I with the tools we need to do our part of this project. 
 



Panel #3 by Dawn Mill and Panel #4 by Christine Thomas



Christine's critters are just getting cuter and cuter.  She is refining and coming up with new ideas all the time, as is Dawn.  Since their panels sandwich each others', there has been much collaboration between the two of them, trying to decide angles and elements, colors and shapes so that their panels flow in nicely together.  A good deal of our time is taken up with these decisions, both at the painting site and away, and much of our lunchtime is actually discussions about it also.  It is good to have the freedom to change our minds and/or rework a section when aesthetics or accuracy calls for it.  Critiques of our work and idea contributions are always welcome--we all want this to be the best it can be.


Panel #1 and #2 by Judy Burgarela

Today I needed to work on some people for my psyche's sake, so some work was done on the group to the lower left of Panel 1.  Had fun painting Ray McLendon, a local Highwayman and friend, but I still have lots of work to do on him.

Below are the last two panels, in very early stages ~



Last Two Panels, #5 Ocean Drive by Dawn Mill, #6 Coral Reefs by Christine Thomas


As you can see there is still a lot of work to be done.  But take a look at them altogether, from the two different angles--it's really going nto be something!


Well, that's all for now.  Next painting session is Monday, August 14th ... Stay tuned!
Judy Burgarella
Blogger
 









August 8th, our 17th Painting Session

People always have questions regarding this project, so the following will be posted every few days to help new viewers understand the project without looking for it among dozens of posts.
Who:  Totally funded by and sponsored by the Vero Beach Art Club.
           Artist Volunteers:  Dawn Mill (artist and project manager), Christine Thomas (artist), and Judy Burgarella (artist and blogger)
What: Vero Beach Mural Project.  Six stretched panels each 6' wide by 8' high, totaling 36' long, to be hung in the Community Center.
Where:  Community Center, 2266 14th Avenue, Vero Beach, 772-978-4592
When:  Artists paint Mondays and Fridays, early morning until late afternoon.

Visit:  Best time to view painters at work is 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  If visiting, kindly keep it brief so that the painters can get the most out of their day.
Why:  For the beautification of the City of Vero Beach; also to be used as an educational tool and in the promotion of the City of Vero Beach.

Felt like we got a lot accomplished today, although Christine could not be there.  So both Dawn and I roughly mapped in our second panels, which was a relief to at least start them.

Dawn's first panel is looking just exquisite.  She had a minor alteration she had to do near her alligator, but after that all went smoothly.  Below is her panel against my second one, and I will be refining the segue as the panel gets further along.  



Today, finally I started blocking in my second panel, and below are my first and second panels together.  There will be famous landmarks and people in my sections, which I am eager to tackle.  It's going to be a real challenge segueing my panel onto Dawn's and trying to match her beautiful techniques and colors ... but that's the beauty part of being an artist--there are always new challenges!


Judy's first and second panels



Below is Dawn's second panel partially blocked in, and Chris's first panel, almost finished.  On Friday Dawn will work on segueing them together.  Dawn is a master at that!



Christine's first panel adjoining Dawn's second panel

Below are all six panels lined up together.  Doesn't look like much yet, but it will be.  



All six panels lined up together (#1=Judy, #2=Judy, #3=Dawn, #4=Christine, #5=Dawn, #6=Christine)

This photo does not do the murals justice, they really are starting to come together.  Dawn and I brainstormed a bit today and arrived at a terrific solution to the odd-lookin legened sectioned portions of the 2002 panels, one which will not only solve the visual problem, but will tie the whole project together.  So glad we have those extra panels!  We will set that process in motion right away.

Well that's all for today.  We'll be painting again this Friday.

Judy Burgarella

Blogger for

The Vero Beach Mural Project

Vero Beach Art Club



August 5th, our 16th Painting Session

Well, the Vero Beach Art Club conducted its monthly meeting last night at the Community Center.  Since I had a class that day in Sebastian, by the time I arrived the panels had been set up at 4:30.  We painted for a while, and about 5:00 people started filtering in to set up the buffet etc.  The chatting began and we were once again surrounded by all our buddies in the Club so we finally left our panels for the food line.  Great buffet as usual, fully provided by Club members bringing in covered dishes.  These summer meetings are really special, in that it is more social and less formal ... and ends up being a fantastic buffet dinner, created by the most creative people on the Treasure Coast!  (For those of you out there on the world-wide-web, the Vero Beach Art Club is not your "grannie's" club--it has a membership of over 400 people, many of which are hard-core serious artists!  The VBAC's "Under the Oaks" outside tent show which was voted the #1 art show in Florida, attracts over 80,000 people over a weekend in March, among other exciting and successful shows; it funds scholarships, VBMuseum activities, civic beautification and much more.  It is operated by extremely savvy volunteers, and our beloved Office Administrator Christina Tascon )

It was expected that we would talk a little about our project some time during the meeting, but as it turned out this meeting was focused mostly on our situation with the Museum.  There even was no time for "Show and Tell" or other business.  However many people commented on the mural's progress, its beauty and creativity, and on our efforts which was greatly appreciated.

And so today we started out at 8:30 a.m., and worked through the day, taking a lunch break at a cafe.  There are long periods when no one is talking, except maybe to ourselves, and then one of us makes some kind of wisecrack and off we go!  Silliness is good for the soul.  We're a good trio, and of the same mindset and humor.  Our painting techniques compliment one another, and no one is averse to constructive criticism--we all want our panels to be the best they can be.  But now Dawn's panel ... well, I think it's the best it can be.  See below


Dawn Mill's First Panel, almost finished

Dawn is almost finished with her first panel.  Just needs a bird here and there and a little tweaking in the foliage.  This posting does not do it justice--it is stunning, and I can't wait to see what she does with the next one.  My first and second panels adjoin each other, and the second panel segues into this panel of Dawn's ... talk about intimidating!

 



Christine Thomas's First Panel, 75% finished



Christine Thomas's whimsical panel is really starting to take shape.  I don't know how she did it, but her stingrays are so cute you just want to kiss them!  She is increasing her lights and shadows now, and adding more fishies.  This is one the children will be excited about.



Judy Burgarella's Panel, 33% finished



And this is my panel, as you can see I have a lot to go to catch up with Dawn and Christine.  However there are no deadlines and Dawn will help me finish if necessary.  At last night's meeting, Marena Cadorette, who was one of the Mural Artists of the 2002 Mural, commented that the right side of the Vero Furniture buiding's perspective was too harsh.  After carefull observation I felt she was right, and so today I changed the angle to one more pleasing to the eye.  It did result in my having to change the perspective of the windows which took some time also, but it's done (sans a little more teaking which I'll leave for another time. 

So today I finished up on the palm trees, the hibisus pot, worked on the people and moved the train down to make room for some of Route 1 buildings.  This is a very complicated panel but it should be worth the effort.
Now to relax this weekend, and mull over the wonderful reference material that Kathy Steiger loaned us (Kathy created the beautiful mural that hangs in the Indian River County Library--go see it!).

Monday August 8th will be the next posting--Stay tuned.

CIOU!

Judy Burgarella  http://www.burgarellaart.com/

Blogger for the Vero Beach Mural Project

Vero Beach Art Club

http://www.verobeachartclub.org/

August 1st, Our 15th Painting Session (+ Aug 2)

Who:  Totally funded by and sponsored by the Vero Beach Art Club.
           Artist Volunteers:  Dawn Mill (artist and project manager), Christine Thomas (artist), and Judy Burgarella (artist and blogger)
What: Vero Beach Mural Project.  Six stretched panels each 6' wide by 8' high, totaling 36' long, to be hung in the Community Center.
Where:  Community Center, 2266 14th Avenue, Vero Beach, 772-978-4592
Why:  For the beautification of the City of Vero Beach; also to be used as an educational tool and in the promotion of the City of Vero Beach.
Timeline:  Artists paint Mondays and Fridays, early morning till late afternoon.
Visit:  Best time to view painters at work is 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  If visiting, kindly keep it brief so that painters can get the most out of their day.

Blog:  It's kind of hard to see any detail in most of the photos we've posted, so I am presenting some details for you.  First is Christine's, which as you can see she is expert in all things under and above water.  She is having a ball--as we all are--seeing those fishies come to life.

Lower left side of Christine Thomas's panel

As for Dawn, well that goes without saying that ALL her details are worth posting even now at this early stage, however I am posting my favorite detail of her panel.


Dawn Mill's panel, lower right


And as for me, since I am so far behind because of my trip, I snuck in to get an additional painting session in Tuesday, 8-1:00.  I had hoped to have more done, as the Vero Beach Art Club will be having their monthly meeting Thursday here in the Community Center.  Below is a detail of my panel.  It does't look like I got a lot done, but I am finally over-the-hump with the annoying little details of the Vero Furniture building.  Couple more hours on that and the critical details of the building will be done and i can move on to what I enjoy most--painting people!


Judy Burgarella's panel, lower right

 Well, that's it for now, until Friday.