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Speed Painting at the 2016 Hartford Marathon
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Date: October 8, 2016
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 22" x 28"
This painting was completed in 6 hours at Bushnell Park in Hartford during the running of the marathon. Sponsored by PaintCare, I painted in their booth from 7:00 am until 1:00 pm raceday.
It was challenging to say the least! I haven't painted this fast since art school...
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Setting up at dawn, I brought a light just in case. |
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Fresh tubes of acrylic and some new brushes. |
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I whipped through the base drawing in about a half hour, I had researched and established my design at home two weeks ago. |
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I used arcylic house paint in the sky, the type the sponsor PaintCare recycles. |
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The rising sun was warming things up as I worked on the clouds. |
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I've painted in public before, but to be honest I was so focused on the task at hand I didn't always notice people watching. |
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3 plus hours in, with a lot to do. |
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People who stopped by were very encouraging . |
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The final and most important figure was the female runner. I was tiring at this point, but made an effort to still focus on the details. |
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In the home stretch. |
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Finished and exhausted! |
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