Author Archives: toni_lee

Coney Island Harmonica Case

By toni_lee | Published: July 28, 2010
Here is a harmonica case that I painted featuring all of the Coney Island landmarks such as Astroland Park, the Cyclone, the Wonder Wheel and the Parachute jump. The top features a “fat cat” or “knock down clown” and the bottom has a bullet signed and dated. This will be part of a larger upcoming exhibition. [...]
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WCAX Step right up to see circus freaks

By toni_lee | Published: July 26, 2010
Check out the story, pictures and video on the Shelburne Museum exhibition on WCAX. http://www.wcax.com/global/story.asp?s=12872892
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L’ultimo giorno e ho finito presto! Piu alio anche!

By toni_lee | Published: July 3, 2010
Translation: The last day and I finished early! More garlic too! Rather than crop my painting to a square, Martinho added more garlic on the left side of the composition. Now, we have a family of garlic. My iPhone is blowing out the whites in the pic. Let’s keep our fingers crossed to ensure that the [...]
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Ciao! So close to finishing

By toni_lee | Published: July 2, 2010
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Ciao! Giorno…

By toni_lee | Published: June 29, 2010
2nd painting on the tomatoes has begun…all of my brushes were in use at once
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Ciao! Giorno 6

By toni_lee | Published: June 28, 2010
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Ciao! Giorno 4

By toni_lee | Published: June 24, 2010
I am making good progress here. This is first painting stage heading into second painting stage. There was a little sinking in but a quick “oil in” allowed me to get the remaining values at their correct value. The forms now turn or look more three-dimensional. Tomorrow, I will be working in second painting from [...]
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Ciao! Giorno 3

By toni_lee | Published: June 23, 2010
It is day 3 and here are the results. This is the dead coloring stage. Tomorrow, I will work on the pot to start adding depth and dimension.
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Ciao! Giorno 2 – 5pm progress

By toni_lee | Published: June 22, 2010
Here is the first stage of painting. This is just raw umber and turps to get the general value scale. Now, it has to dry so that I can add the darkest darks before I move onto the dead coloring stage. A domani…
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Ciao! Side by Side

By toni_lee | Published: June 22, 2010
Here is the drawing 1:1 alongside the actual still life. One more step to post ….
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