July 21, 2012

It's graduation day—and here's our class picture to prove it. No caps, gowns or diplomas, just smiling faces and great art. That'll do! And maybe next time, we'll go all artiste and sport berets and smocks...keep watching to see if we do.

For now, here are our paintings. Just when things are getting interesting, it's time to say goodbye. Gotta love the giant fruits, not to mention the exotic vacation landscapes, water sports and scenes, people, pets, warm sunny colors, and another folk tale installment. Enjoy the art, but keep going for our vacation plans, a fun invitation, and a history lesson (but a fun one!).

 

You're invited! Yes, school's out for summer, but we're not going away. Until we return in September, we'll be meeting at Graceland Cemetery for some casual cemetery sketching. And you're invited! We'll be meeting on Saturday mornings at 10am (when Graceland opens). We'll meet at the first statue and spread out from there. We'll sketch for about 2 hours and share our sketches over lunch. Join us whenever you can and bring your sketchbooks! To repeat the details:

When: 10am, Saturday mornings through September

Where: Graceland Cemetery, corner of Irving and Clark. We'll meet at the first statue past the office, as marked on the map.

Who: Anyone—no skill required (despite what you see in the class sketch above!)

Back to the future. There must be something in the air. Both Ken and Greeta dug deep into their archives to revisit old paintings—with great results. First of all, Greeta found a half-finished painting of a boat and quickly finished it. Looks, good, doesn't it? Then, she found a portrait she was never completely satisfied with and repainted it She's much happier now. Sometimes it's good to let things mellow while skills and vision mature.

As for Ken, he found inspiration in an old painting of a trolley bus. See how he used elements of the old painting (below) in new abstractions. Who says you can't go home again?! Not us!