11am and I've already fielded three telemarketing calls... then I hear an insistent knock on my door. Mumble Mumble because I'm putting down some watercolor and (sigh) it dries quickly.... stomp stomp. Open the door. There, looking a bit straggly, is my ex-neighbor. The one who fell into drugs (again) and recently got evicted. She asked if she could use my phone.
I left her standing at the door while I got the phone. She had to use it standing by my door because I don't invite people into my apartment. I grabbed a cigarette and went out to wait until she was done. When I went out I noticed a police car. The officer got out and came up to talk to the 'ex-neighbor'. He was asking generalized questions (how'd your face get scratched, where's your friends once the drugs are gone, you keep hanging out with them and they just use you, etc.)
I volunteered that she had just asked to use the phone and thats why I was out there. I wasn't very quick. It wasn't until later that I realized she had asked to use the phone thinking I might invite her in so the cop wouldn't see her. After the ex-neighbor left, the cop said he had seen her up on the corner with a couple of prostitutes and when she saw him, she quickly tried to leave the area. Thats always a guilty move. Apparently he followed her here.... and must not have had anything "on her" to do anything except talk. (He learned she had been evicted and refreshed his memory of her full name.)
"Well, I'm glad you stopped and came up here" I said to him. "She use to be okay and then she fell into the drugs." Blah blah blah. Any chance I get, I'm thanking the police because I want them to know I'm on their side.... even if I do know that some of them are real jerks and bullies. But they're usually having to deal with folks who need jerking around and put in their place. (I'm really trying to straddle the fence, aren't I.)
Anyway... back to the art work. It started out as a nice sketch but 'I'm a feared I'm messing it up with the watercolor.' But oh well. Its a good learning experience. Back to work.
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Interesting reading this and doesn't hurt to have the police on your side...just so in some odd way you can't be implicated for helping someone out or something like that..who knows.
anyway, if you are talking about the lizard sketch...and if you are ready to lay down watercolor you are good...My eyes are going cross-eyed trying to get all his dots..maybe I'm trying to be too detailed....
I'm taking pics of progress as I go along...are you doing that too...a WIP...that would be cool to see...
and if you aren't talking about the lizard..what the heck are you talking about..what sketch...and have you painted more on those "guys" you were doing...and then didn't you have another commission...and if so....
you must be REAL busy...
sandy
I kept checking here this morning waiting to see if you were done and posting it...tell me you are not THAT close...
Sandy! hahahaha we are so similar in some things. I've been checking your site a few times this morning to see if you had posted the lizard. hahahahaha that cracked me up.
(and yeah... I'm schmuzzzing up the police so they can be assured that I'm not doing anything wrong. You know, just in case i decide to do something wrong. snort!)
I'm working on the lizard instead of working on the guy painting. I'VE GOT TO GET TO IT... just as soon as I get done with this lizard and oh look.... a shiny thing over there.
I am taking a photo here and there along the way. I started out with an ink sketch (some but not all the scales).... then decided to go in and lay down some color and then go back with the ink, that way the black ink will show up better. I've been sitting here for over an hour waiting to see if I come up with some clever way of dabbing all those scales on instead of doing every one of them. In fact, I KNOW I will not be doing every single one of them, but a few. It only requires the impression of them.
I may end up using some gouche if I can find it...using a scratchy brush to put it on with so it looks like scales. Or I'm wondering if I should use the few tombow pens I have.
Anyway, I'm not close to being done, so don't worry about that.
whew!!! I feel better. I have made good progress in the last hour. I've been out in front watching cayden play, taking pics of lizards that seem to be watching what I am doing today..no shit..realy....like hovering over my shoulder, hahahaha..
so glad to read you are "enjoying" it too..hahahaha.
Actually it is turning into fun...
haven't put any color to it yet and that proably won't come until tonight...we are leaving in a little bit to go out for awhile...probably looking for lizard books at the thrift stores..NOT...
have fun processing!!!
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