Day 75!
I am sorry to say this is it for today.
I stretched one 24 x 24 shadowbox and 10-6 x 24s.
The stretching took a while as I had to get out all the equipment.
Compressor, Staple gun, bucket of tools.
LOTS of staples too.
Razor, square, scissors, canvas cut to size.
Stretching took a couple of hours.
Then I put away all the tools.
By then it was lunch time.
Our son, Jere was taking us out on the pontoon boat at 1.
By the time we finished eating, Jere was here and loading up.
His girlfriend Jenna had never seen the Middle Bay lighthouse in person, so off we went.
It is so sad to see her in this condition.
It is one of the few remaining lighthouses entirely surrounded by water.
Unfortunately, since Captain Hal pierce passed away in 2020, Middle Bay
seems to have lost its champion.
He coordinated efforts to repair and keep the lighthouse painted by using the Seabees,
who gladly took on the job.
He made sure the lighthouse was beautiful in 1985 for its 100th anniversary.
The pilings are especially in bad shape.
Flailing, rust, and a barge hit have all taken their toll.
At one point, there was a movement to move it to the battleship grounds.
This would allow thousands of school children to tour it and learn about
the 23 children that called it home at one time or another.
Unfortunately, it was voted down to move her.
It is now a glorified weather station and day beacon.
After looking all around the light we stopped off at the Blind Tiger restaurant on the pier.
It has such a great view, and the foods pretty good too!
While we were at the lighthouse there were several sailboats in a race.
They took a turn around the light then headed back to harbor.
They were probably out of dog river.
It is where Chris and I would come out after leaving Alba Club for a sail.
We would stop at the Mariner restaurant and eat before going home.
Great memories and wonderful seafood!
When we got home after going out on the boat, we fed the dogs.
They were a little late getting their evening meal.
That didn't stop them from wanting their afternoon ride!
After we came home from the ride, I made salads for dinner.
Cleaned up the kitchen, then did some quick shopping for items needed in my studio and at home.
Then, I watered plants and dachshunds.
The wirehaired dachshunds will not let us water the yard or plants without them having a lot of fun.
They will bite at the water and will tear into plants if you don't spray them.
This spraying is of course exactly what they want!
They resemble Lipizzan horses with their leaping antics.
They are fun to watch, but then they are soaking wet.
Fortunately for us, simply throwing a towel on the floor will start the rubbing to get dry.
These two are absolute comedians and make us laugh frequently.
After making sure they were getting dried off, I went into my studio.
I broke out the paint and painted all the canvas I stretched today white with acrylic.
The actual painting took less than an hour.
It allows me to grab and paint them without having to wait for the white to dry.
Pelicans on the derelict pier next to the launch.
Closer shot of the pelicans
Middle bay used as a turning point for a race, likely out of Dog River.
Stretching, painting, and Middle Bay Lighhouse, Acrylic on canvas, multiple sizes
Day 75 of the 100 days~100 paintings 2025
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