The Capt is painting again!

Like me, he tends to work best on a deadline. So he signed up for a benefit art show this Sunday afternoon at the marina. Not satisfied to show only the work he did years ago, he rented space in a local consignment store for a studio, and he's been producing some more oils: all scenes of Mexican life, but different from the usual images you might expect. A man washing a red Volkswagen at the park in Guaymas. A chubby little boy with his puppy. A girl striding past a hole-in-the-wall taco stand. A man securing his dinghy at the marina.

He's done watercolors in the past, but he seems to prefer oils now, so he'll be exhibiting both. Here are some examples of his work, at his online gallery. But now that he's done so much more work, he's going to have a lot of new images to upload, when he gets a breather.

Did I mention how proud I am of him?

As though he didn't have enough pressure on him, we are also going to perform three hours of jazz at the art show. So when he's not painting, we're practicing.

Here's a watercolor he did of a parakeet we had for 11 years. He may have a hard time selling this one...lots of sentimental value for him.