A WORK IN PROGRESS - a traveling art blog by Sue Scoggins

Cassis Waterfront
20x24 original oil on paper

Seriously, I'm hearing the Romanian accordion player outside my window.  SO FRENCH!
Today, I decided I'd better finish up all these unfinished paintings so they'll dry and I can roll them up to bring home.  OR....maybe they'll go in the trash.  I don't know yet.  It's been 3 weeks of daily painting and I'm just getting use to these new pallet colors.  Hmmm.  Can't decide if I'll stick with them, go back to the old pallet or try to slowly migrate them.  One thing I DO like is that the pallet is made up of only FIVE colors. Meticulously! Every color is mixed from there.  Amazing!

Trying to finish this boat painting of Cassis.  Still not finished. It's taken a long time and is painted on paper!  (I bought a large notebook of what I thought was cut canvas....guess what....it's paper for "huiles" (oils) and really absorbs the paint!  SO, yet, another new challenge.  My muscles are getting tense.

I can think of worse things.  Play on Minelle.  (That's the accordion player.  We've become buds.)

OUTER BANKS

ACCORD-ingly IV

22x28 original oil

Yet another day on the outer banks of North Carolina.

CATCHING UP ON THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST

Hmm.  Looks like two different artists.  Guess I'm still trying to figure out my style.  This will be a year of new beginnings once I complete this 6 painting commission.  The client has been very patient. 

Beaufort Waterfront

20x48 original oil

Finishing up these commissions.   The Beaufort waterfront that I was stretching the other day is now complete.  Just need a really warm day, so I can set it in my window and let the heat dry it.  Delivery time next week.  Yikes!

Outer Banks

18x36 original oil

Lest you think these paintings were painted in a day...think not.  The planning for these began in early March.  It's been two months from beginning to end.