Fishing Tackle

I painted this 6" x 8" immediately after coming back from the Carol Marine workshop. The day I was painting this panel in the studio, I got a big hook in my finger. I screamed because it surprised me, and Suzy came to the rescue and yanked it out of my finger. It was a hook hanging out of an old lure. Needless to say, I try to be careful when rambling through the old tackle box. I liked the movement in this painting...the eye keeps moving around, from the fishing line, to bobber, to the lure.

Here is another workshop painting, although the color in the photograph is darker than the actual painting. I need to work on photographing the paintings. Carol Marine explained the best way to photograph your work outside, about four o'clock in the afternoon in complete shade. Karen Rike has been my photographer, and she found a place out on our deck that works pretty well. She is an experience photographer, and I hope to learn alot from her. Actually, Karen is also my webmaster. Besides doing her own her art, she keeps busy --- keeping everyone at Studio Art and Soul updated on websites and blogs. We are all very, very grateful for her assistance!