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On January 30th I painted in a live painting tournament called ArtBattle.  There are two rounds with six artists who have 20 minutes to create the best work they can. As they work, patrons move around the easels, closely watching the creative process. At the end of the round, the audience votes for their favorite painting. The top two from each round continues onto the final round.

Well I didn't make it to the final round. I would have needed to bring a voting entourage with me, and perhaps paint a better painting. All the works were up for silent auction during and the evening. 

To prepare myself for this war of paint and brushes, I did some sketches on canvas paper and also two 18 x 24s (which is the size of the canvas for the event). I've listed all my practice pieces for auction. The small 12 x 9s are listed on DailyPaintworks for $10 start bids and the large pieces are on Ebay. 

Here are some pics of the evening!