Not for a while, no.

Have finished my Cuban bar painting. Tried to give a slightly surreal feel to it by introducing anamorphic projection to part of the image as well as the oversized portrait of Jose Marti, a Cuban Nationalist leader, on the wall. This might appeal to some, not necessarily to everyone.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mart%C3%AD

There are quite few on this thread I would gladly have on my wall. Thanks all.

Love the painting, Foinavon

Thanks M-D, have you done any more yourself?

I'm pleased you like it Velasquez as I know you have a keen artistic eye. Most of the images of Marti on the web are versions of that quaint dated black and white photo (he's on stamps and banknotes) and I think it works in a colourful setting. The two rogues are plotting something, does the empty chair belong to the observer...or someone else?

Hi Foinavon,

I have started my Saint Tropez painting. I want to buy the rest of the Conte Pastel Pencils before I continue with it, so that I have the complete set of colours. I haven't had chance to send for them yet as I keep going away and might not be here when they are delivered.  I'm off again next week for a couple of days so I will send for them next weekend

My Saint Tropez painting isn't looking much at the moment but I will plough on with it

Yass, very edumacayshunal

Did you ever see the documentary about Cuban boxing on bbc4?

Foinavon, it was your red car pastel painting that really inspired to me to have a go again myself. I loved the colours, and the sunlight and shadow on the street. I could have stepped into that painting . It's probably my favourite painting of yours.

Anyway, must concentrate now....I'm watching episode1 of Cold Feet . Be back later...

Thanks very much M-D. I look forward to seeing your next one.

I've finished a couple more since the Cuban bar painting and will submit them to the moderator. Am in the middle of doing a painting based on a monochrome by Cartier-Bresson just to experiment what it might have been in colour.
Have you done any more Vel? Also Makybe-Diva, I would love to see you making progress.

Painted in 1989, my fav colours, Mahmoud Foustok owned colt called Fijar Tango.

Nice one Vel, household emulsion is a good primer. Good action picture of the horse and jockey and I like the shine on the boots.
Many years ago I painted a picture of horses jumping a fence. Looks amateurish now, embarrassingly so which is why I didn't post it earlier. I'll dig it out for you and allow you a chuckle, might take a day or so.

This picture has no action at all, just an old disused doorway. I wanted to paint the different textures of the rendering and exposed bricks, the rusty metal and even the overgrown detritus in the foreground. Most of all I liked the pink and purple reflections in the glass panes.

More stunning pictures from you guys!

Nothing else from me as yet, Foinavon

Took about a week to paint the Trusthouse Forte logo...

Patrick James John Eddery...

There is an orange on the mantelpiece. The girl playing the cello would peel the orange in one go, in one piece, then stuff the orange in her gob in one go...this was her sense of humour and I had to pretend to think it was funny...

Jack Hacksaw 21 Oct 16 10:10 

Well.  I have copied and pasted a few dozen of the paintings, blown them up and printed onto large canvasses, and had them professionally framed.

They are hanging in every room in my house.

(Apart from the ones I have sold at local antiques fairs, auctions etc)

Makes you wonder why these guys don't sell them all as prints.

Canon Pixma printers don't cost much and the ink lasts 100 years or more. Amazon sells some cheap canvas for inkjet printers.

"Giclee" prints sell very well on eBay and you've still got the original should you get a good offer for it.