L.W.ROTH, ARTIST: work in progress

Work in progress: Banana Cream Pie, Acrylics; middle portion of 30 x 10" stretched canvas.

My lower level, my favorite place to be. The watercolor station is
on the bar (left). Oil and Acrylic studio down the hall., past the bath.
Exercise area with mirrored wall beyond the couch. I designed
the space, Ellis built it. We had a great business partnership. I miss it.

On the weekend following my physical where I learned my bad cholesterol is on the rise, I chose to paint banana cream pie. Typical me, do what you shouldn't. I haven't touched this painting in a week or more. As you know, I needed some Cadmium Yellow Light, but I kept putting it off. I finally put in my paint order yesterday.I figured bite the bullet, put up the money; all my acrylics were low. Too tired to do watercolor, after I had divided a couple of large wc sheets, I chose a session with acrylics to wile away an afternoon.

Opening my acrylic palette, I discovered much to my delight that the paint mixes were still as moist and workable as I had left them over a week ago,(Masterson disposable paper palette with a dampened sponge pad liner in an airtight box, excellent), so I figured go ahead, jump in, add CYL when it comes. The more I worked, the more I felt myself loosening up.

After a lifetime preference, I do feel comfortable with acrylics. I do enjoy painting pastries. Oddly enough, I don't like to eat them. I'm a potato chip junkie--was a potato chip junkie. That report put me back on the elliptical trainer and sunrise swimming this weekend. Love that lake--with no wind squalls and no people.