Boardwalk Days part 42

Today was the first day this week where I didn't have something I had to do-no federal holiday, no snowstorm, no snow shoveling, no appointment for me or my father.  That meant I could get up to the Studio and do some artwork.  I am in the midst of my latest boardwalk print, and am working on a color test proof, on heavier paper in case I decide to try a new color over an old one.  Things based on real life objects I am coloring to look like the actual items. Luckily I took photos of the buildings as I was working on the original block sketches a while back, and these were posted to the blog, so I can easily pull them up on any computer that gets the internet.  However, bringing my computer there is not convenient, so I have been taking notes at home, and using the colors I have to color my test piece.  But it occurred to me that I could do this in a simpler way by merely taking digital photos of those reference photos I have, since I always bring my camera with me, and can look at anything stored there on the built in video screen.  Beats taking notes as I had been doing. 

For music I brought a loose disc, my home burned Homicide Life on the Street soundtrack, songs taken from albums I already had, and a few from other soundtracks and free samplers.  (written about back in February of 2020 if you want to know more) Not a bad set really, with tunes from Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Morphine, the Kinks, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Matthew Sweet, Reverend Horton Heat, Garbage, Tom Waits, the Iguanas, Blind Faith, Mississippi Fred McDowell, and Them.  Yes, it was a pretty good show, and the music was not the best thing about it.

First thing I did upon arrival was check to see if the new water heater was installed, and it was.  Also checked to make sure the hot and cold water were now functional, and they were.  I also noticed the hoses and spray nozzles were not attached, but that affects Molly more than me.  I was able to fill my water can from the sink, and later throw my used water down the drain.

For coloring, I had my old colors still, plus my new reference photos.  I brought them up and made short work of filling in the missing parts of Convention Hall, the area that needed the most work.  Also used this information to depict the different tones of wood on the boardwalk.  The other thing that had been causing a problem was my seated figures on the plaza.  For these I had hired a model and drew the poses directly on the block, and these are quite accurate.  The problem was the area immediately adjacent to the figures, areas I had drawn and cut, but now had no idea what was there, which made it difficult to color them.  However, I found the reference photos I took of the original poses, pulled them up and put them on the screen.  Suddenly I had a view of what I had seen back in July when I first drew them.  I colored the pieces accordingly.  Results can be seen below:

I'm not sure of the new colors yet.  I will probably keep what I have for Convention Hall, and I will probably keep what I have for the other building.  I may change what I have for the people on the plaza, and I haven't even attempted to color the people of the boardwalk or beach yet, or the various birds.  So things my change before the final version.

On my way out, I stopped by the office. Jeanne was now in.  She confirmed that the hoses were in the sink for a reason- they were found unusable and more are being ordered.  She also mentioned having made contact with Molly, and was aware of her medical situation (which I knew very little about) and was not expecting her to be in for at least a few weeks, so there will be time to get more.  These don't affect me, so I can use the sink right now.  I packed my stuff and headed out on more errands before going home.