I finished the bike and started a new painting of two raccoons I saw in Central Park when I went to see the Tatzu Nishi exhibit called Discovering Columbus. You climb up 6 flights of stairs and end up in a “living room” in which the statue of Columbus overwhelms the space. Interesting, odd and fun, one can walk around the statue, sit on a sofa and watch TV, read a magazine, look through the bookcase or out the windows at the views of Central Park, down Broadway or up Columbus Ave. All with this GIANT statue in the middle of the room. My niece Caroline and I were fixated on the flat screen TV in the room.
Me: There’s a 13 foot statue of Columbus in the middle of this room
Caroline: Look at that flat screen TV! That’s the flattest flat screen TV I’ve ever seen!
Me: Oh yeah, wow.
We have priorities.
After we discovered Columbus we took a stroll through Central Park. Walking over a bridge we stopped to look at the fall foliage and the ducks in the water. Suddenly we saw two raccoons pop out of a drainage pipe. That’s the painting below. Yes, I know it doesn’t look like anything now. But it will. My favorite part so far? The orange “frisket”! LOL!
Central Park Bandits – just started – 140# Arches cold press
I know I’m a little late, but Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. My sister-in-law who is displaced from the storm was supposed to have Thanksgiving this year, but couldn’t, so my sister stepped in and both families had a wonderful day together.
Carol King: drawing, painting, complaining 
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November 25, 2012 at 8:08 pm
sam
Love the bicycle.
Painting of a painting.
Love it!
You should market orange frisket.
Sort of a spackle/make-up/Bondo product.
November 26, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Carol King
I’m on the orange frisket marketing. You forgot lipstick. Thanks for your comment on the painting.
November 25, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Valerie Kennedy Buickerood
1) Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
2) I love the 6 th Ave. Bike piece 🙂
3) I definitely see the Central Park Bandits already and can’t wait to see the finished product.
4) Not surprised your sister stepped up for Thanksgiving and glad you all had the mult-family celebration.
5) Very much enjoy your blog and your art. Thank you for sharing!
November 26, 2012 at 8:43 pm
Carol King
HI Valerie!!!!!!! It’s so nice to hear from you. Hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving and hope we will see each other soon. Thanks for your comment.
November 25, 2012 at 10:00 pm
kk2n777
LOVE your Central Park painting so far. Can’t wait to see the progress.
I, too, noticed the flatness of the flat screen in the Columbus exhibit and wondered if it was actually functional or was it one of those props in the Ikea showrooms.
November 26, 2012 at 8:45 pm
Carol King
For you I will stop the Central Park painting right where it is, orange frisket and all. 🙂 And yes, the flat screen TV really was that flat. It was on CNN or one of the network news stations and the news was current.
November 26, 2012 at 8:26 am
CathyG
The bike painting is terrific, I love it too! A belated Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, great that you all got together after the storm.
November 26, 2012 at 8:45 pm
Carol King
Hi CatGat! (I love that name) Thanks for your comment and your Thanksgiving wishes.
November 26, 2012 at 9:30 am
Beth Parker
I love, love, love this painting, Carol! It’s one of my very favorites that you have ever done!!! It’s just so YOU! I can’t wait to see the raccoon painting!
November 26, 2012 at 8:46 pm
Carol King
Aw, thanks Beth. It was very exciting to see the raccoons in the park. I hope I do them justice.
November 26, 2012 at 3:49 pm
hannekekoop
Carol, your bike painting is great (love many of the details too, like that window next to the bike).
November 26, 2012 at 8:47 pm
Carol King
Hi Hanneke, Thanks for your comment. It’s a typical sight to have some advertising or graffiti painted on a wall right over a window.
November 27, 2012 at 12:40 am
lesliepaints
I like “Sixth Avenue Bike” a lot, but it is definitely because there are Carol King Water Towers in the painting. 🙂 The raccoons! I’m digging that painting already!
November 27, 2012 at 8:59 am
Carol King
Thanks Leslie, I’m hoping the raccoons don’t turn out looking like rats, but really, when you think about it, there are lots more of them in the park anyway. Glad you like the painting.
November 27, 2012 at 6:21 am
padmaja
This is magnificent! If I cover the top part, I would think it is a real wall art! I have enjoyed a lot of wall art in San Francisco streets, this lovely painting reminded me of my memories. Thank you for liking my Venice painting Carol!
November 27, 2012 at 8:59 am
Carol King
Hi Padmaja, there is a lot of wall art all over the City here too. Thanks for your visit.
November 27, 2012 at 2:37 pm
joantav
Wonderful finale to this!!! It is so “New York”. Love the story of seeing the exhibit and coming across the NYC creatures.
Glad you all got together for Thanksgiving. Hope the renovations are moving along in the Rockaways.
November 29, 2012 at 8:19 am
Carol King
Hi Joan, thanks for your comments and visit. Things are slowly coming along in the Rockaways and the other areas that were hit very hard. Can you believe there are still some buildings in Manhattan still without power! My inlaws and niece are still staying with me and another family member. My sister-in-law is hoping to get back into her home soon.
November 27, 2012 at 8:17 pm
napabelle
I don’t know how you can get such detail and not look overworked ! Great job ! That bicycle is fun !
November 29, 2012 at 8:19 am
Carol King
I was very careful and stopped sooner than I thought I should just so it doesn’t look too overworked. I’m happy you liked it and thanks for visiting.
November 29, 2012 at 1:51 am
Jana Bouc
I really like both paintings. I’m sure the second will be nice when it’s fully developed, but I also like it just the way it is. I’m sorry your sister in law is displaced. I hope they didn’t lose too much.
November 29, 2012 at 8:21 am
Carol King
Thanks for your visit and comments Jana. We’ll see about that raccoon painting! HA! Thank you for your kind thoughts about my in-laws. They are hanging in there and trying to get back on their feet.
LOVED your UPS painting!
November 29, 2012 at 6:20 pm
cathyannburgess
Very nice Carol.
Hilarious story as usual. glad your family got together for TG in spite of the storm.
I am totally engaged in this new painting and yes! That touch of orange should be in paint, not frisket!
December 5, 2012 at 8:40 am
Carol King
Hi Cathyann, glad you enjoyed the story and the paintings. I’m almost done with the raccoon painting and can’t get that bright neon orange of the frisket in watercolor paint. Oh well. I’m sure they sell some special tube of neon watercolor paint for a zillion dollars. So we will have to live with regular cadmium orange or some scarlet lake with yellow added.
December 2, 2012 at 12:26 pm
Deb
How cool…a painting of a painting. Great work, Carol!
December 5, 2012 at 8:40 am
Carol King
Thanks Deb. Hope you are well. Will pop over to your site shortly.
December 4, 2012 at 10:28 am
Nora MacPhail
Hey Carol, your bike painting is fantastic! And your raccoons are looking wonderful already.
Happy Painting.
December 5, 2012 at 9:02 am
Carol King
Nora, thanks for your visit and comments.
December 8, 2012 at 8:53 am
jimmyboi2
A perfect painting. ; ) Hey, you and I could have sat on the couch, reading magazines and not talking to one another, COMPLETELY IGNORING the statue of Columbus !!
December 12, 2012 at 11:18 am
pointypix
I love the bicycle painting – it looks brilliant. I’m very intrigued by your raccoon painting – I know it’s only started but is it based on a reflection on water – it sort of looks like that so far and I really like it. Anyway, I’m way behind with the thanksgiving greetings so I won’t even bother! I’ll wish you an early happy holidays instead!