The Golden Age Completed

The Golden Age, 12 by 12, oil on linen. Well, here is the final lap....done...ready to frame and ship to Dayton. As you can see from this image, the painting morphed slightly from the first stage of the composition shown in the first 2 canvases. The background looked a little too vacant so I added a shiny brass Turkish teapot and the lace doily changed shape a little. Shiny things and lace are maybe my 2 favorite subjects to paint.

My liason at the Dayton Museum has been extrememly helpful and has offered to provide many of the supplies I will need for my demo; easels, tables, turps and other things not allowed on airplanes. When I talked to her Friday afternoon, she raved about the Dutch exhibit which officially begins today. Check out the information on their web site, www.daytonartinstitute.org.

Another terrific person who has helped me plan this journal is Alyson Stanfield from www.artbizcoach.com. I am very grateful that I engaged her services as a career coach in late July. She is a wealth of ideas and has given me tips heretofore untried.

And now...on to my packing.