Paintless

In the midst of painting my old dog Buddy's portrait for the art show "Dog Show" in being held in March, I ran out of paint. Black paint, a mixture of ultramarine blue and burnt sienna. It gives a nice rich black. I was out of Burnt sienna and almost out of the blue.
 "Just go to the art store and buy more" you might say. We have two art stores in London and they don’t carry Alkyd Oil paint, so I will have to order it. This kind of paint is not popular with artists despite my constant encouragment that people try it.

W&N Griffin Alkyds were developed in response to oil painters' requests for a product that dried quicker than traditional oils but slower than acrylics. In 1976, Winsor & Newton responded by launching Alkyd Oil Colors, a range of fast drying genuine oil paint

I heard Currys Art Store is new London, on Southdale road, so off I went to see if they carried it.
Their new store is all clean, pristine, and well layed out. They have a display of alkyd oil ... they are out of sienna. Disappointed I ordered it in and have to wait to finish Buddy.

Here he is half done. I kind of like him like this.

I also was blessed to have a self portrait picked for the show Identity Transfer show at the St Thomas Public Art Centre in St Thomas Ontario. The reception was on Saturday, the show runs January 14 to March 3, 2012. http://www.stepac.ca/home.html