I am getting closer to finishing the sketching part of my painting. I believe I will start to add color next. This painting is becoming a labor of love because it is a painting that is taking me quite awhile to finish!!! A lot has happened : Not all good. Anyway I will continue to strive and finish what I have started!!

I am currently working on piece number 17. It is a battle scene with a heroine who is victorious in her campaigns!!! I am still at the stage in which I am sketching out what I want to circlize!!! Circlize was one time a term used by a student that I once taught circlism. I've since adopted the word when I begin a new canvas. I try to jumpstart many of my ideas in advance, but I do find it important to finish one canvas before I begin another. In the meantime, I might do some smaller pieces; that I can finish in a couple of hours!!

This is Ed Stresino from California saying hello to the families. Go ahead and check out my website at www.circlism.com ! It really is some interesting stuff. It is new, bold, and innovative. I already had two exhibits at Hangar 1018. I am hoping for some more!! I would first like to finish a set of 20 before I exhibit again. The first exhibit was the best. I was able to show seven of my paintings. The people who came seemed to be impressed, but I am convinced that it was the wrong crowd! Two girls made it their mission to actually touch the canvas several times. The texture of the paintings is unique in that they are thick!! The style is really unique in that it is a process of several months before one is completed. The size is four feet by four feet (48"x48").