“The Ukazoo Art Exhibit”
Ninth of the Nine Oil Paintings displayed
“Pirates in a Bathtub”
March, 2014
18” x 22” Oil on Board
Referring back to the text in “She Loves Me Not” (Fourth of the Nine) posting, I mentioned a painting I had shelved in January 2013, because of technical issues. During the first weeks of 2014 (a year passed), I remembered this painting and the importance I attached to having it in the upcoming art exhibit of new works, now just two months away.
I resolved the technical issue, prepped the reverse side of the board and, knowing I only had eight weeks to complete it (in the midst of getting ready for a two part art exhibit), I started this painting again.
I finished the painting (March 13) two days before the “New Works” opening on March 15th.
Along with my gratitude over the past year (The “Ukazoo Journey” started June 3rd, 2013) to Eric & Laura, Jesse & Reeghan, Lee & Deborah, Katelyn, Laura, Judy, Karen and many other relatives and friends for their help and support, I again extend a thanks to Mac for helping with the hanging of the artwork for both exhibits (February’s Ukazoo Stories and the March Ukazoo New paintings).
As I close this portion of the “Ukazoo Journey” postings and now work towards putting the “Journey” into ’Book’ form I offer another reminder of the upcoming new project to be posted Monday June 16th.
Added to the flashing lights, musical fanfare, confetti, fireworks, jugglers with flaming batons, clowns on unicycles, acrobatic alligators, a Zeppelin with scrolling text, mimes releasing balloons, and a dozen daring debutante’s being shot (one at a time, of course) from a canon screaming
“COMING, NEW PROJECT, KEEP TUNED FOR THIS EXCITING EVENT”,
just before they hit the safety net, this announcement would not be complete without the releasing of a host of white doves and a thousand Butterflies (I counted).
As always, knowing my difficulty of making such a loud announcement, I say softy, please keep following my journey, more neat art stuff is on the way.
Art notes:
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See “Slide One” for a brief synopsis.
Craig L Haupt 
Thanks for the journey and the lovely “snapshots” and art show paintings. Happy Fathers Day! Lee
You’re welcome. New project starts this Monday. I did a thank you to Katie in Eight of Nine. Happy Fathers to you also.
This is a fantastic painting, Craig. Quirky and wonderful!
I would have enyoyed seeing your pieces exhibited together.
Congratulations on some oystanding work on this journey.
*outstanding* spell-check fail…
Thanks Karen, the exhibit went well and if you had been able to be there, it would have been nice to have made your acquaintance but I would have steered the conversation more to your photography which I really enjoy viewing. The Ukazoo journey is now on an in-progress intermission as the long-range plan is to put the whole journey (exhibit included) into book form. Thanks again for the compliments and kind works. Craig, P.S. thanks for signing up to follow my blog.