Friday May 29

This week's class, outdoor stillife, was taken indoors because of weather.. again.. sooo.. we had out "set ups" by the window. All the light came through the window. I again used a pallete knife instead of brushes. My instructor, Margaret, likes to challenge me on color mixing and painting my lights and darks. The class really liked my painting.

I am seeing my progress. The pics were both taken inside I will post 2.. maybe if the sun is out over the weekend I will try to take a better pic.

Tuesday May 19

Here's another painting from my class. This was a set up from last week, the tulips were just about ready to go to the big garden in the sky.. or landfill. They were looking pretty sad but I thought i would try to enjoy one last moment before the petals fell off. I used a pallete knife. It was fun and yes I used lots of paint. A friend asked "were you frosting a cake"? But again, my current challenge is the amount of paint I use.

Monday May 18

This weekend I sat in on Franny's class at the gallery. Her challenge to me was to use more paint. This has been a big struggle for me. I tend not to use enough paint, or mix enough color. I am trying to get myself to a place of confidence with my paint, technique, size that I am painting etc. Who knew there would be soooo many decisions???

The "Pear" is 12x12 on canvas. I painted it in a dark corner of the gallery with light on the "pear" I like where it is. I am actually going to bring it to a local "condo community" that holds fundraisers in the models. One of the organizers contacted the gallery for "Art" to hang and have available for "sale"... we shall see if it makes the cut....

Tuesday, May 5

I am back! After some bad paintings, 1/2 done paintings etc.

I painted with a couple of friends at the gallery today, Oceanside 17, Franny, Jeanne, and Margaret. I decided to hide in the corner and do my own thing. I like where things went. It was interesting to see how things were coming together and discovered the things that I struggle with. But, at the end, I am happy with the outcome.

I start my "outdoor" stillife class tomorrow, it should be interesting! The forcast is for rain tomorrow... ahhh...

It was very nice to get into a painting today... Lots of paint, although I need to use more, big and small brushes.