Oh What a Feeling - What a Rush!!

Intro to airbrushing and oil painting today, all the smelly, messy business. I had everyone try spraying over a rock since it'll be covered later so no risk. The girl doing the peace sign there proved to be a natural and she came away quite committed to figuring out how to obtain her own set-up. I should have just let her spray on all the shafts of light since she seemed to have a better feel for it than I did today. (I haven't airbrushed in almost a year and it's been several years since I used this particular model)

These 2 students are only in grade 9 but have the most amazing degree of initiative and confidence.

I commented to the art teacher that this mural is at a point now where it wouldn't matter if I was in a traffic accident now*...it's far enough along that it can be considered done and students could continue on with it from here.

*that's how I gauge if a project is near to completion

Eaten Alive!!

Backstage, while no one is looking Audrey II snacks on a scenic painter...

Racing Toward The Finish Line

Added the finishing touches to Skid Row last night - painted brick as high as I could reach and then added some really crudely done graffiti down below.
I am sooo done with this. No, wait...maybe I'll just pick at that section over there...

Here is the full set with the largest version of Audrey II sitting in the shop like a giant fungus.
It'll be a thing to behold once it's been painted and 'dressed' in leaves.
Three people can fit inside, though they'll soon expire due to the trapped heat.

Real, Authentic Graffiti

Following a bit of research into 1960's era graffiti for Musical Theatre's production of Little Shop of Horrors, I discovered/remembered that the art form was at a very primitive stage and so decided that I was more than qualified to apply the spray painted stuff and would open up the faux concrete stairs to contributions from any student who wished to participate. Members of the tech crew had the first go at it - the 2 girls who initially heard my offer gasped 'really??!' ran off to grab markers. I overheard one of them saying "I feel like such a rebel!"
I've warned them that their creation may be obscured by later graffiti but they already knew that it'll have to be layered to achieve the most authentic look possible.

My Tiny Jaded Ariel

Here's my little darling mermaid many years ago! The links didn't work in the comment section so I'll just have to post it.

Paradise Sans Plumbing

Fraser Lake is a fine place even without water, electricity, internet...until it snows, which is what happened the day after this photo. Spring is still just creeping along there. The husband thought that ash was blowing out of the fire pit until he realized that it was melting on his cheek. : 0
So now we're in Smithers.

The only stucture on the property thus far.

Fraser Lake - where we keep our outhouse

No Exit For You!

Cause there's a crazy old dance lady in the way!

Got my friend to snap a few photos of me after the performance - just so I know it really happened. The husband didn't attend...I'd sort of expected that but he felt he should right up until I showed him the brief hip-hop bit we did at the end of the number...he claimed that 'your paintings are bad enough' (as in personal and potentially revealing)* and he's a rather private person.

hmmm - I should really stir things up and get all famous on him!

*and when it comes to my writing, holy crap will he ever avoid reading it!