Angouleme is as much fun this year as last. Good friends!!

Molly had a photo shoot in the rain, in Le Pere Lachaise cemetery. I held the umbrella and did most of the freezing since I managed to lose my gloves the 1st day.

Two days after having some more work done on my arm by Paul Booth I’m dragging my swollen arm and Molly Crabapple’s luggage on to a plane for France. First Paris then Angouleme for the big comic book festival and Cognac! Be back later!

My GF Molly Crabapple interviewing Jesse LaGreca on the red carpet for the premier of the documentary “While We Watch”. I met Shamar Thomas of “One marine vs. 30 cops” fame in the elevator. Awesome guy! He should have been in the movie!

2012 Intro from Fred Harper on Vimeo.

Time Lapse “Horns” from Fred Harper on Vimeo.

Molly’s friends came to visit tonight. Molly has the best friends and I like to say they’re also my friends too. At least we know each other’s names after several years. In another 5 to 6 years we might even do each other’s laundry!… Or not.

A lot of people ask me… actually, nobody ever asks me, “Fred, how do you paint? what is the process?” But I feel in a sharing mood tonight because I have a lot of work to catch up on and I’m procrastinating. So here are a few snaps of me in action miraculously caught on digital by my friend Steve Prue.

Proper attire

First you have to get past all those annoying groupies and thieves and what-not that have somehow found out where your studio is. Proper attire must be worn so as to be able to slip past them unnoticed. Here I look just like everyone else walking around the Financial district near Wall St. where my studio is. They all wear suits there, even the hot dog vendors. I’m smooth.

Lighting is important.

Supplies

You must watch your coffee intake. It’s very important to take breaks to rest your eyes with the caffeinated goodness dispensed in these little cups. Be careful to over-do it!

Paint time!

Good posture and balance are important! Otherwise you might spill your espresso. Thanks for reading, this is about as accurately portrayed as I could recollect.

Got lost in time on this. I began to paint and didn’t get up for almost 6 hours! Time for a sleep period.

Moving through this painting. I’ve been in a good rhythm for this group of paintings for the Last Rites show. I see a lot of potential in every painting I’m planning now as the elements become more internalized or more natural to me.