To Church We Go... Again

Can I have that back?

That's not a question I often ask after delivering a painting to its new owner... but I did this time.

I already wrote about how I came to do this painting on a blog post from April 5th. The Pop in this painting is my brother; we share a birthday, and I thought I'd make this a gift for him.  As it turned out, my niece (the mother of these two little ones) was visiting when I went to deliver the painting.  To make a long story short, I said I'd just whip up another one... Oh, if only it were that easy!  I always think it will be for some reason

Actually, it wasn't too hard, but although they were supposed to look exactly alike, I liked the second one sooooooooo much better.

So, I just asked for the first one back.

I wiped out the Nana's face and made it fuller which made her look happier.

I straightened her front leg which made her look thinner.

I thickened her back calf which made her stand straighter and look younger.

I added a vertical fold in the fabric of her blouse which made her seem to stand straighter.

Then I went to work on the Pop.

I added some to the top of his head which made his head not look so squished.

Then I went back to work on the second one after seeing what was better in the first.

I added some bright to the sun-side folds of his pants. 

I straightened the roof line of the church.

And I finished out the last tree.

Then I let Pop choose his favorite to take back home.

Which do you think he chose?

Sunset Silhouette

How long does the sunset last?

Actually, I Googled that.  Apparently that depends on where you live.  A sunset lasts between two and twenty minutes. 

I live in a forested area, so we don't get to see sunsets very often.  But, what a treat when you happen to be in the right place at the right time!

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Summer Color

What color is summer?

Summer is greeeeeeeeeeeen! 

And, sometimes in summer we get lucky enough to see lots of colors all in one place.

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