Happy Mother's Day! And what better way to start today's gallery than with a painting of a mother and child—followed by a Manhattan to toast her with! And because Mother's Day seems to herald the planting season, we continue with lush vegetation and other signs of spring (the White Sox?) before turning to higher things like Picasso, Ken and the Buddha. One of the paintings is part of a Planting Journal, which contains dated paintings of Greeta's garden as it blooms...along with notes and suggestions for future gardens. What a clever idea!
And if you continue to our Art Discussion Topic for the day, you'll learn more about what each of us has always wanted to paint....but hasn't yet.
Topic of the day: What's something you would like to paint...but haven't yet?
And here the responses varied, encompassing style and scope as well as subject. Ken wants to do an "all blooms" painting, making use of what many consider an accident. Steve is planning to paint a merman; he's particularly interested in capturing the texture of scales, water and rock. Elaine O. wants to paint a masterpiece but, barring that, will settle for having the courage to paint larger. And Vivian is the most courageous of us all—she says there's nothing she wants to paint but hasn't. If she wants to paint it, she does!
But most of our responses centered on portraiture. Mark would like to paint family and friends specifically, while Alan's goal is simply to paint a person...or any living thing. Tony's grand goal is to capture the essence of his subject. Greeta would like to do a big portrait and Sara would like to experience doing a portrait from life....with a real sitter and all! Seems most of us find portraits the most intimidating (and rewarding) subjects of all.
Quote of the day: If they don't get it, they don't get it! (a pithy summation of our discussion about gifting someone with a painting of yours and they are less than enthusiastic.)
Assignment of the week: Attempt what you said you wanted to paint....but do it badly. Frankly, this doesn't seem too difficult at all! So join us next week to see some big, bad paintings and some really bad portraits. What better way to ring out the term? Should be fun!
And since you're still here, we close with a class portrait under a banner heralding us as "Students of the Month." We're sure they meant us....?
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