…this week, …well…apart from the adorable new puppy at the Splashout art studios, and daughter no 2s 17th birthday and looming party… …and that I was informed by email that I’m a finalist in the Gallery One Smallacombe portrait prize for my self portrait “grey integration”

…and that I successfully threw together a small collection of large paintings to install in the old Urban Cow gallery that is now some function rooms for all kinds of gatherings,

I got a phone call this morning from the esteemed Mr Jack Condos Informing me that he has found a sitter for me and if I agree to the date (which I did) I will be performing a live Portrait painting of said sitter at the Royal Adelaide Show in September. There are a proposed 10 artists and 10 sitters taking part in this ongoing performance, each on a different day (my day is September 8th)

Luckily for me I don’t have to finish the painting on that day, but it must be finished by a set date for presentation to the sitters. On the actual day there’s two 2 hour sessions with a break in between, so 4 hours of painting in total on the day so I should get a good amount done in that time and take a few photos….but I’ll find out more in a meeting scheduled for this Monday.

…and here’s a little oil study I did of a lemon that’s part of a larger painting I’m working on…