Todays painting is of a Jazz singer from New Orleans named Grandpa Elliot. My friend Brooke emailed this photograph to me a long time ago, someone in her family took the shot on a trip to New Orleans and she thought it might make a good painting. I loved it from the first time I saw it.

Funny thing is I often hold on to photographs and then one day become inspired to paint them. About 3 days ago I began to think about Grandpa Elliot and decided to paint it in the upcoming days. THEN, a day later, my friend Keaton (worlds best art director BTW) emailed me a link to a video from http://www.playingforchange.com (WATCH THIS VIDEO!!) and low and behold Grandpa Elliot was singing in the song!! I thought to myself, “okay OKAY I get it... it’s time to paint Grandpa Elliot!”

Grandpa Elliot is an oil painting on an 8”x10” canvas. I just love this painting. I think he is so sweet. And after you watch the video mentioned above you’ll love him even more.

I did make a video of this painting, and the link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO2WFZIbu9E

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Thanks Brooke for sending that photograph to me!

Have a great day~

Gayle