Mr. Handsome the artist continues to spend a good portion of his spare time painting. Little Buddy loves watching Daddy work. When he was a newborn, we would lay him on a blanket right beside the easel so he could watch Daddy create his artwork. At four months old, we started putting him in a sit-me-up seat. Now, he only tolerates the seat for small amounts of time because he wants to be on the move, but he still enjoys watching Daddy paint, as long as Mommy is there to make sure he doesn’t get into anything in the studio.
Mr. Handsome spent hours on these two original cow paintings. One was for an art show, and the other was for a charity auction. We were both a little nervous at the auction because the first dozen items were beautifully decorated cakes, followed by a host of other random items and experiences. The cow was the very last item, and some of the guests had already left. We were relieved when several people put their paddles up to bid on it.
Until this summer, Mr. Handsome had been painting solely with oils for almost three years before starting to use acrylics. Initially, he called it “experimenting” because he expected to have many failures as he got the hang of it, but he didn’t, and even his first paintings turned out great. (If I had been the painter, the results would have been much different, let me tell you.)
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Mr. Handsome has been experimenting with abstract art this fall, as different art shows have different clientele with different tastes. Last week, we spent a few late nights in his “studio” creating paintings together as a couple. (His studio is a tiny room off our garage that is devoted to his painting endeavors. It has been very handy because in our previous apartments, he has had to paint in our living room or kitchen.)
