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Blurred Can can dancer

30.5 x 14.5 cm

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I've started on the skirt to the left..I'm not sure how it will progress, but I'm hoping I'll come very near if not finish this tomorrow.

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I've re-cropped the picture yet again...so it should be done fairly soon.

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Not long to go now.Tomorrow I have to attend a meal at my great aunt in law's in Manchester, so I doubt I'll have time to do any work on this.Instead, I'll hopefully introduce you to the concept behind what I'm going to work on next.

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So...there is a face! I've decided to call her Dolores...no idea why, but it seemed to fit. Watch out for her in the future! I really enjoy imagining I actually have a troop of characters who will assemble when needed.Perhaps one day I will !

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There were going to be two other dancers to the left of this figure, but today I estimated that it would probably take another 200 or so hours. I'm anxious to keep this as a stop gap before I begin my next big project. So I decided to crop the composition . therefore here is the entire area to be covered. Instead of a couple more months, I should only need a week at the most!

I'm by no means finished with the subject of Can can dancers.I will return to them another time!

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I've worked on adding a few more petals to this flower today...I've laid down purple as the base colour...there is yet to be added the light and dark blue.

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Yes, you guessed it...(I'm quite predictable really!). the subject of this picture is 'Can can dancers'

There's near enough 50 hours of work so far gone into this. Meanwhile sketches for my next big piece continue..I intend to publish a few later in the week.

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Just a little bit more....

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I have decided to keep you in suspense for a litte longer...unless you would like to hazard a guess now!

I had a little trip into town this morning. I needed a new sketch book and wanted also to find a new book to read. I bought 'The warden' by Anthon Trolloppe..an English Victorian novelist who first introduced the concept of linking a series of novels in theme and characters. The book I bought is the first in a series known as the Barchester Chronicles. I'm very much looking forward to reading what is part of classical literary history and which has so far eluded me .

ahh...I also bought a hat!

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I think this will be the last purely abstract view you'll have. There is work that I've done past the area shown here that if you see it, you'll probably have a very good idea as to what this is about! All being well, you should have a better notion next time!

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Feeling more positive today....I had a good evening last night working on sketches for the next project. I've realised that i ave options here..I can press on, this picture is shaping up to take far longer than i originally estimated.I could leave it and concentrate on the new project or I could crop the composition and settle for a smaller sized picture.

I'm happy now knowing that i don't have to be saddled with something I'm not happy doing.

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I've just realised why I regret doing 'stop gap' drawings...they don't excite me! This is, (I'm trying to tell myself) an exercise. ...and it's going to take way longer than I ever thought it would. so I'm going to continue for now in the hope that it will at some point 'take off'. the area of segments seen here took just over 5 hours today...and still it needs purple, dark blue and red adding to it.....!

This evening I'm working on advanced sketches for my next picture.Things are progressing well. I often work on sketches whilst listening to music....this time I've had 'Wild Orchids' and 'to Watch the storms' by Steve Hackett piping through my headphones...quirky, dark and surreal.

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Really enjoyed 'Micmacs' last night. Similar in respects to one of his earlier movies 'Delicatessen' full of wonderfully oddball characters and a strongly moral cause at the heart of the story line. I won't spoil the plot too much , but it centers around Bazil who sets out to cause the downfall of two weapons manufacturers who have caused the death of his Father and a life threatening injury to himself. Outrageously funny, action packed and very very wonderfully directed...a delight from start to finish. It's not Amelie...it's darker and more frantic .

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Here's your next teaser...still fairly non descript. you know when I said this was going to be an easy exercise, I was wrong! For such a diffused image, working close up means every thing melds into one mass...

I'm off to the cinema tonight to watch 'Micmacs' which is a French movie directed by Jean- Pierre Jeunet, you might have seen some of his other movies the most famous being 'Amelie'.I'm really looking forward to seeing it.I'll tell you tomorrow what I thought!

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Here's another very small teaser...any ideas hehe!

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Here's a few more dots...a sort of swirly blue with the beginings of some red..........

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Right, here we go on another adventure.Here's the first dot...it's purple! Now this piece should be relatively easy compared to the exacting nature of my previous piece...it'll be a chance to be a little less constrained...any ideas as to what this will become?I think I'll offer the chance for you to win one of three artist signed prints (not necessarily of this picture, after all you might not like it!) if you can correctly identify the subject (when you think you know!) and be amongst the first three names out of my hat!

Join me tomorrow for (hopefully) more dots!