Allan House Construction #4

The days are filled with pretty much the same old thing.  I finished my first project in this current class, no picture of it finished as yet, it is still at the Casa de la Cultura as the teacher wants to send them to wherever to get them mounted.  He seems to like to mount these on a white board with glass? covering the picture.  If I remember to take the camera tomorrow to class I will take a picture of it pre- framing.  It turned out not bad.

I am almost done working on my friends dog, Frank, just a few finishing touches and the clean up to do.  I might finish it tomorrow before class if normal life doesn't get in the way. 

Allans house construction has been quiet for a few days; but when I got home from uptown today there was a backhoe doing some digging, not sure what was going on.  The foundations are in for the rooms on the lower floor.  The rooms according to the albanil, (Louis), are 3 m. x 4 m. and 4 m. x 5 m..  There is going to be a bathroom, game room for the kids, a kitchen, dining room and livingroom on the main floor.  The second floor will have 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (1 off the master bedroom I am assuming and 1 for the kids).

The other day some guys drove up with a lift machine thing and proceeded to lift themselves up to the streetlight and check it out.  I am not sure what they were doing as the light was working properly at the time.  They saw Roy and I standing on the patio watching them and noticed my camera so they were joking and posing for photos for me.  They did their thing and left, maintenance perhaps??  Unusual for sure.

The mangos are almost done blooming as are the avocados.  The peach tree and the lime tree are still blooming, the peach tree is really pretty at the moment and reminds me a bit of cherry blossoms.

Peach blossoms.

It Can't Be A Month !!

I can't believe that I haven't posted for a month now.  Time sure flies when you're having fun I guess.
I have been busy playing around with my pastels, going to class and just generally hanging out doing not much at all.
We both decided that we weren't in the Carnaval mood this year and therefore did not attend anything involved with it, so no pictures of it this year.
I am pleased with the picture I am doing in class, so far it is turning out OK. I haven't taken any pictures of it as yet, am going to try and remember to take the camera to class today as I want to show Roy how it is progressing.  I am not going to post it on here until it is finished though.
I am mostly done the initial drawing of what I am going to do next in class, just need to have another look at it with fresh eyes and see if I need to change anything before I set it aside until I am ready for it in class.
I am supposed to be working on a picture of a friends dog, Frank.  He wants a full body picture; but only in an 8 x 10 size.  It is a big dog and I am not pleased with it and so have been dragging my feet on that one.  I did finally finish it the other day though and then last night I started a bigger one of him; but this time of only his head. I am feeling better about this one and will send him both when they get finished.
Here's a couple of pictures of the small finished Frank and the larger in progress Frank.

Small finished Frank.

Larger version in progress.

A closer view of in progress Frank.