Before the race One... my last painting before leaving for the Caribbeans this week!

Here is another 24 X 30 on loose canvas (I'm reserving the 36 X 36 stretched canvases for larger figures)...

I don't feel like doing a lot of pirouettes this week, so a chose a rather simple subject: a runner facing the stadium crowd before the start of the race. Let's hope I can let go with this one until the very end!

At the very least, I managed to zip through the first pass like a bat out of hell...

... so it's a good omen. May Odin be with me!

Next week, I will be in the Caribbeans for 7 days sketching the muse with watercolor pencils... after all, I've got to finish the beach painting series!