Memories of Mexico - Friday Faces

Some of my readers know that I have spent some vacation times in Mexico.  The first visit was on a cruise many years ago.  One stop was in Cancun, where we took a cooking class excursion.  I have to say that it was so much fun doing this excursion.  I even have a photo showing me cooking. 

On another trip, where we actually stayed in a rental in Mexico, I had taken my pennywhistle

(a type of flute/whistle) and was playing it in the main square, mostly for myself. 

I was approached by two young ladies who were on vacation also.  They had been taking photos of each other.  They asked if they could have photos with me.  I said "Okay if you will take some with my camera also."  

Mariela and Gene

Dasy and Gene

(Dah-see)             

Apparently they thought I was something "special" there. Ha ha. Probably due to my craziness of playing the pennywhistle in public.  My post from 2013 about it is here

Gene at the Train Museum

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Sunday in the Art Room

For Sunday in the Art Room, I am sharing some of my favorite creations. Some of them I still have but some of them were sold. 

After taking a watercolor class with Wayne Spradley, I did a few "foggy farm" scenes.  This is one of my favorites.

This little "beach" scene sold before I even had time to finish it.  But I did finish it before delivery. 

Blue Fall Reflections
This one started as "leftover paint" on watercolor paper. I put the paint on the paper and "smooshed it" with (I think) waxed paper.  When I pulled off the waxed paper I saw trees. 
It didn't take a lot to finish it. 

This was a project from a pattern (yes, I did change it!) 

I gave this one as a gift to a friend who was having a rough time. 

Transcend

This was painted after taking a class in abstract/non-representational painting. 

The intention was a fully non-representational painting.  But inspiration struck and I added the tulips. 

This hangs on my bedroom wall and I see it before I go to bed and when I get up. I love it.

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FaceOff AI self portraits

Just for fun,  I decided to take two photos of myself from my photo library and use the selfie creator on Nite Cafe.

For your information and to see how AI changed me (drastically)  here are the beginning images. 

At the time of these photos,  I was weaving LOTS of scarves to sell. I just modeled them myself as I didn't have a model handy. 

First I asked for abstract in the style of Picasso

This is what it did

I wasn't happy with it, so I asked for a portrait "IN THE STYLE OF Van Gogh"

This is what I got

It looks surprisingly like Van Gogh to me.  Like me? not so much

So I went back and did an edit on the Picasso

Here it is.

Strangely like the first one. LOL

Oh well...... I had fun playing with it. 

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Valentine's Day

Today is Valentine's Day.

  I hope you day is filled with love and happiness that extends through the years.

Embroidered Quilt Block

Painting by Gene Black

Confirmed, affirmed and verified

Referred, deferred or put aside

Disclosed in full, or in part

The secrets of the human heart

Cannot be analyzed or sampled

No protocol or test procedure run

Can ever under sky or sun

Explain the love in humankind

No forensic evidence you will find

Of what is in the soul or mind

So let us stay outside the box

And not place love

'neath chains and locks

Confirmed affirmed and verified?

No! In faith, love is justified.

Copyright 2004 by Gene Black

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