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DAY TWO  /  06 may 2o12 

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  THE ART /  THE ACTIVITIEs

so day two begun early . . . took about an hour to take the photo at right to the photo above. cleaning up all the edges and completing what i had planned.  freshening up the brights . . . adding whites . . . using the pastel pencils for a few of the tiny/tight details . . . and done.   then i got a chance to rome the event as everyone was still setting up for day two . . . and hit the snack room for a krispy kreme donut !  as i wandered i ran into the marine adoption table nestled away in the craft area . . . and to my surprise . . . ahhhh marine as in the marines . . . the u.s. marines.  oops . . . they commented that everyone thinks that.  boy would i have had fun with camo and doing all my strong characters !!!  i could have gone back and added . . . i had plenty of room for additions and camo hats . . .  but i didn't. 

our finished corner . . .

i kept it simple.  oh i didn't mention the surface yet . . . every time i draw there is always a different situation with the asphalt.  all 3 years at artsplash i was at different spots
on the road and each had it's subtle little differences.  this event was a rough texture and spots looked like a rake was dragged through it before it hardened.  that texture gave a very cool effect in color blending but made drawing lines very hard . . . and making a small eye and pupil very hard !!!  did share the eraser techniques on large areas with the laguna hills students . . .  it saved them a bunch of time.  especially the one that completed an 8 x 6 square himself because his          partners were no shows.

after a long first day and not eating great i ate at the seabird organic food truck today and it was awesome . . . i ate beer-battered tacos and sweet potato fries while watching the laguna hills group finish up their squares !!  i(t was soooo good i began to wonder if i was really being healthy !!) i had a lot more interaction with the public today.  perhaps with the ez-up tent gone and our squares finished made viewing easier !! the little ones had fun with our corner . . . monsters and animals !

i also had the pleasure to go enjoy watching others work and talking with other artists.  one of the exhibitors was keely benkey-reichman . . . a very cool and talented mixed media artist . . dealing with fantasy characters . . dolls . . . jewelry and such . . . check out her site http://www.keelybenkeydesigns.com/ . . . .

and for now i think that is all . . . probably forgot something !  if so i will edit later . . . i will also add the link to all the artwork when it is up !  i had a fun time and hope they will have me back next year !!!

p.s. never added the fact that i missed all my helpers . . . from the littlest to the biggest !!!