THROWBACK THURSDAY: THE FIRST

It's been rather quiet over here. Truth is, I had been spending most of my internet free time trolling Craigslist looking for a good house. After seeing some bad houses, and thinking, "I'd be statistically more likely to find a place if I were looking for a double wide in Townsend." I finally got one, and can get back to updating this old thing.

My dad passed through town recently, and I asked him to bring my old art portfolios that were still hanging out in Memphis. I went through some things and photographed the best to bring to you here every Thursday. Throwback Thursday as an internet trend seems to exist mainly for embarrassing childhood photos, or so you can continuously remind your friends of the two awesome trips you took that one time..... But here, I will plumb the depths of my highschool artwork and bare all.

 

"What's in there? Interested parties would like to know!"

 

 

The first Throwback Thursday work. I remember painting this in the summer. We were supposed to arrive back at school with 4 completed paintings. I painted this from a picture my dad took that eventually was the cover of a magazine. I painted the fiddle first, and had I spent as much time on the man's face as I did his instrument, I'm sure this would be a much better painting. I seem to have lost some steam. And skin is hard to do.