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While the paint dries….

toni_lee — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:50:28 +0000

Here is a peek at the close to finalized version. A few minor details have changed and you will be able to see this in the flesh during Art Hop. I will post the artist statement this week.

Floored at last…

toni_lee — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:06:31 +0000

Today was all about the floor and I finally finished it. Working my way from right to left, wood grain detail to less detail, I can see it all coming together now. Next up, finishing all of the figures, men, women and children. I also need to add one more gun.

Shoot…today’s progress

toni_lee — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:44:32 +0000

Shooting for the end…

toni_lee — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:58:26 +0000

Minus the last set of lights and the boardwalk (that will take a whole day within itself), I have to refine, refine, refine. It feels a little endless right now

TL and Stuck In VT

toni_lee — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:40:42 +0000

Check out the latest episode of Stuck In Vermont which features Hoff the Harmonica Case Man and his curious collection of harmonica cases created by artists, many of them local to Vermont, including me Keep an eye out for the Coney Island Harmonica Case.

http://7d.blogs.com/stuckinvt/2010/08/hoff-the-harmonica-case-man-188.html

Lights!

toni_lee — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:42:05 +0000

I spent a lot of time working the ceiling area with the speakers and lights. Tomorrow, the cobalt drier will become part of the mix. Time is a running away quickly

Progress

toni_lee — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:50:14 +0000

After yesterday, I could only work half the amount of time and that included a 2 hour nap on my studio couch. 1 hour of painting + 2 hour nap + 3 more hours of painting = progress

8 hours of progress

toni_lee — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:27:25 +0000

It was a very productive day and now I am tired. I need some calcium carbonate to mix with my white so that I can get the glow of the ATM light with red and blue. I should have brought some home from Zecchi’s in Florence. Minor detail to deal with later

Politics/Social Commentary and protests on the Jersey Shore

toni_lee — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:00:16 +0000

Here is the latest progress on this painting. Apparently there is a different stand in Seaside Heights that has been causing controversy which only makes this painting all the more timely. Here is the article about the protests over Lucky Leo’s in Seaside Heights:

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/obama-target-taken-down-from-nj-boardwalk-game/19590910

Here is a video of the stand:

http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=y67TYfrasQw&feature=related

Opinion? I’m leaning towards C.

toni_lee — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:50:51 +0000

Which one should I choose? A, B, C, D or E? The last frame shows the painting in its current state.

This next painting is an actual event that I documented last year and it is the subject of my next painting. However, I want to change the position of one of the figures in the painting to show someone who is not engaged in the main activity as well as showing some remorse, regret or some emotion about the inhumanity that occurs in war, regardless of what side you choose.

An interesting aside, I went back to this location a few weeks ago. It is now a “Shoot the Guido” stand and the bin Laden pic remains.

I have roughly, and I do mean roughly, photoshopped a model into the photo. Which one do you like best? Mom and I just spoke and Mom likes C

I also do not want this figure to steal the show. A crucial piece in this equation, the pose should feel somewhat natural despite the addition of a figure showing an opposing and/or more dramatic position.

This piece will be finished just prior to Art Hop 2010.

What is your vote?

p.s. The image is rather large so that you can see some detail for comparison.