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Riverfest was so much fun~ sorry that Gustav was out there, however.

So much to write about, the face painting demonstrations at Moss Point High School was a fantastic success Friday and then the students that showed up Saturday were even better than that. Honestly, I thought maybe we'd get two because of the storm approaching, but no- at least one student showed up before evacuating and he stayed all day. That story wasn't unusual, either, so they should be very proud of themselves.

I can't wait to upload the pictures; the students did great work and raised a record amount for a pretty dull day in art fest language--- $70. The next time we do this, we'll have a sponsor match what we make, so we can double it. Wish I'd thought of it sooner.

It wasn't about the money, but the fun~ one student said that he had fun and that is the most important thing about the event.

More to write about later.

Thank you for being there, ya'll. Your company made it all worthwhile.






 

This is art, creating a website! I really hope I've done it right, staying up til 3 am last night did bad things to my brain~ everything shows up fine, on here, however I can't get to it via the web anywhere. There is something about a 36 to 48 hour delay, maybe this is what they're talking about. I hope so, without instant gratification, you can't tell if you've messed up or not.

This is a young man that was kind enough to hold still so I could demonstrate portrait painting at the Moss Point Parks and Recreation Summer camp art class this past Tuesday. (This is why I love being part of art with heart, you get to do things that you would feel bizarre doing by yourself). Who'd just go teach an art class without something backing you? Its an interesting thought.

Ah, digressing, anyway- this fellow posed and there is now a wonderful underpainting waiting for some color additions, but given the paint the GIRLS (yes you!!!) mixed together, all I had was crappy mud to paint with, so this poor guy's portrait is needing some serious attention.

He's a very polite and intelligent young man :) His Mom must be proud.