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Touring and Painting a Cuban Tobacco Farm

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Maureen

For the next cultural-artistic adventure, we bused to nearby Vinales town and hiked to a small tobacco farm out on the valley floor. In the thatched kitchen — an outbuilding, so as to minimize the risk of fire — we … Continue reading →

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A Second Stab at Capturing Our Worthy Cuban Model

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Maureen

Not happy with my first gouache effort of the day, I decided to try another – this time, a profile of the farmer’s head.  He wasn’t sporting his cigar at the time I did my sketch, but then again, my … Continue reading →

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First Morning in Cuba: Painting the ‘Bull Boy’

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Maureen

No disrespect intended!  Walt Bartman had promised us a cowboy and his horse.  What we got was a grizzled, droll, and patient farmer . . . and his bull.  Of course, both were way more fun to paint than a … Continue reading →

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