Rainy Summer Days

12 x 12 Oil on Gessobord

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It was pouring, but these boys didn't care since they were getting wet anyway.  They were playing with "Xtreme Splashers."  They would suck the water up into these tubes and spray each other and the adults sitting under the overhang.  I was one of these adults, and I tried really hard not to complain.  They were actually very good and did listen when 5 adults all yelled in unison "Don't spray up here!!"  It's really good no one else was out on their docks, because voices carry here at the lake, and the adult yelling would have annoyed everyone.  The kids were pretty quiet...It was the adults :-)

Bar Butts

8 x 8 Oil On Gessobord

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Another in my series (this makes two) of butts.  I know I've done more butts in the past, but at that time I wasn't a dedicated butt painter.  I guess I am now :-)  I find enjoyment and inspiration in lots of strange things, and then I can't wait to paint them.  I'm not sure I want to be remembered as the Butt Painter, though...

The Mellow Yellow Camp Group

8 x 8 Oil On Gessobord

I'm taking pottery classes at the Bower Center for the Arts in Bedford, Virginia, and when I took my husband in to see the "almost" pots I made, I came across these boys taking pottery lessons as part of their camp experience.  They were very quiet and serious, unlike the adult class I'm taking :-)  I didn't hear any complaining about the clay being too hard, or to messy, or too wet, or not wet enough....(in our class, that was just me..)  One boy did have a red face, but I think that was just sunburn and not rage.  Anyway, I was really impressed with the Center.  They have so much to offer the community, and it's a really great place to spend some quality time.