Take 2

On Sunday, March 23, 2025 at Eclipse Company Store in The Plains, Ohio I finally got to see Take 2 . . . over a delicious Peanut Butter Porter from the Saugatuck Brewing Co.. Band members include: Jeff Carr, guitar and vocals, Scott Schell, harmonica and vocals, Ken Dean, percussion and vocals, and Mike Sisson, bass and no vocals. A wonderful night of blues, contemporary folk, Americana . . . and craft beer.
I snapped a reference photo on my iPhone because I knew I’d want to do some digital painting on my iPad. I’ve never gotten so carried away on an iPad painting. Take a look at the stats from the Sketch Club app that I used.

See tag #Athens Ohio Musician.

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Reference Photo:

Reference photo – portfoliolongo

Sketch Club App Stats:

Peirani at 30,000 ft.

I’ve been intrigued by accordionist Vincent Peirani for quite a while now. Here’s a quick digital painting of a screen shot that I used as a reference.
See YouTube link below for a sample.
Technicals: Sketch Club app, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, iColorama

peiriani at 30,000 feet

Black Belt in Defensive and Offensive Digital Art

All joking aside, I’m pleased to share the following from the National Association of Digital Artists (naDA):

11 years here (wherever here is)!

…a collection of images – mostly digital – and other impressions…

Emaline at the Cannabis Museum

Emaline

That’s Emaline Duquette, and what a pleasure it was to hear her soulful voice at a Tiny Museum Concert at the Cannabis Museum the other night.

Sketch Club Stats

Jackson Lamb, Slow Horses

Lamb

Slow Horses
Saturday practice in Sketch Club

…and call me in the morning.

Here in Athens, Ohio, naturally, you’ll find the Cannabis Museum. Please take a good, long look at the Museum’s website in case you’re unfamiliar with or interested in learning more about the artistic, historic, medical, and industrial uses of cannabis…especially prior to 1937, when sadly, fear, ignorance, and greed vilified and marginalized this lucrative and self-sustaining venture. Here’s yet another similar museum in Barcelona, Spain (Catalonia), where you’ll find the photo reference I used  to paint (freehand) the vintage-looking medicine bottle using my iPad Pro, an Apple Pencil, the Sketch Club app, and a tweak or two in iColorama.

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I’m intrigued by the amber-colored, old-fashioned medicine bottles; and by the way, the Cannabis Museum in Athens, Ohio has a ton of these artifacts! Here’s just a glimpse of the ever-evolving exhibits. Check it out. When you do, you’ll see first hand that this story didn’t end in 1937; far from it! There is a promising future thanks to the vision, competence, and creativity of folks of all ages and from all walks of life.

Larry David and Bernie Sanders: Eclipse Day 04-08-24

Sorolla Study

I’ve always loved the works of Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida. I thought I’d try my hand (and Apple Pencil using the Sketch Club app on an iPad Pro) at one that caught my eye, “Pescadora Valencian,” (1916).

Sorolla Study

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