From there, Alan painted this lake scene. Look closely to see the sparkle of the water on the rough paper.
Bill is hitting all our themes today. He's revisited his painting from last week of a person near water.
... moving to another portrait, actually a double portrait, if you count the statuesque dog.
Steve is painting a lovely Hawaiian seascape. This one is all about texture–in the sky, water and land.
Susan introduces another theme—the way we influence each other. Here, Susan has been inspired by the way Sara does multiple studies to revisit earlier paintings. She's trying to redo them to better say what she originally planned to. We've kept them side by side with the old version on the left. See if you agree with the way she's combined the two vacation attractions below....
... or clarified the focus on this painting of a family funeral.
Baby Nora is a little pale, but Sara is getting ever closer to a lovely dual portrait. No wonder we do sketches, studies and multiple versions.
John's colored pencil drawing now includes a third character from French theater.
Greeta finished her painting on Khadi paper. We included the deckle edges for your enjoyment. Greeta says the handmade paper seems strong, but doesn't handle much abuse.
And here's a glimpse at Greeta's sketchbook. It's tiny (palm-sized) and she uses it to sketch people she sees on the bus or train.
This is another look at a sketchbook (we love our sketchbooks!). Elaine has finished the sketch she started last week....
... and moved on to two more. One is a girl in an extremely foreshortened position (right). And a larger view of a hand on the left.
Tony is continuing to use his water soluble pens to do portraits. This one has a faint pink watercolor background.
Here, Tony uses an old family photo. We love the way he's been able to use the markers to create such a sculptural painting.
Tony's so enamored of his new media that he purchased a small set of muted colors and did a color wheel. (Those old exercises are certainly valuable!)
Ken's tomatoes almost look like a color wheel. Notice how the tomatoes progress from yellow to ripe red?
We do love our colors, don't we? Rabia finished this exercise in complementary colors. She's used each pair on her palette, from discrete colors to soft blends.
Another painting from Rabia, this one may not seem colorful... but just wait! She's used permanent black to create this delicate silhouette and plans to add color to the background next week. Come back and see what she does. It sounds great.
Join us next week for the last class of the term. After that, we'll be taking a summer break.... but we won't leave you high and dry! You'll be invited to Ken's exhibition at the Ten Cat. Opening reception will be near the end of August, so pencil in some time if you can.
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