Day 1 September 2014 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

It's too early in the challenge to be frustrated.

And yet I am.

I am happy with the painting in person,

but not with the photograph.

I will have to go re-evaluate it and correct the shadow underneath the balcony

or re-photograph it.

Any way,

Day 1 found me painting outside River Run Gallery

on the sidewalk across the street.

Jim took some photos of me painting, but I have a sour look on my face

so, you're not seeing them.

Hope I don't look like that all the time when I'm painting.

I love the front of the gallery, especially the balcony,

even if it is only nine feet wide.

  Day 1 River Run Gallery

This is my new gallery.

It's in a building that is probably 100 years old.

It's nine feet wide and about 53 feet long.

The upstairs balcony looks out of my private studio

and down unto the street.

I'm sure I'll be painting more scenes from that room.

I can almost see how an artist at the turn of the century would have lived up there,

with a little place to prepare some food and a small bed to sleep in.

Paint a while,

fix a little something to eat,

take a little nap,

start all over again.

8" x 8" NFS