It's another perfect spring day... a little cool and windy near the lake, but beautiful and sunny. We have a lot of paintings and a lot of news, so let's get started. And read to the end for our news.
Today, it's all about flowers! Well, flowers and beauty of all kinds. We start with Susan emerging from a shower amid a sea of orchids in a painting reminiscent of Diego Rivera's series of women with lilies. Lovely!
Sara is equally enamored of flowers. Here, in one of the most masterfully sophisticated uses of color we've seen, she paints a flowering tree against a warm spring sky. The photo doesn't do it justice—trust us that this is breathtakingly beautiful.
Equally well observed is her daffodil. We love the textured background and the crook to the stalk. Here's someone who knows flowers!
And, of course, no one knows flowers like Steve. Despite the difficult stretched canvas support, he adds soil so rich you want to touch it and a background that could have come from Monet's Giverny.
Even Abla is painting flowers. Here, she begins some colorful tulips in a vase.
Of course, she takes time to finish her winter stream first!
Bill finishes up his first pair of pigeons and begins another. You can't see it in the photo, but the wings have the beautiful iridescence of the real thing.
And Madeleine is attracted by birds too. In this beautifully composed scene, you might say she has all her ducks in a row (sorry, couldn't resist!).
Tony's café scene exhibits the same sense of being outdoors. Look at the shadows under the awnings!
Ken has finished his façade of Ten Cat. Despite the liberties he's taken with color, we all recognize the place—and agree that he's captured the feel.
Number two in the series is the doorway to the side of the main entrance. We're eager to see how the leaded glass window progresses.
Hector is in the same situation. He's sketched the beginnings of a painting with a lot going on. Seemingly a study in perspective, this also examines man-made objects, their origins in organic shapes, and more. Keep watching this one!
Superman is immediately recognizable, just by his shape. We can't believe how quickly Mark was able to do this!
And Elaine celebrates spring... albeit it's a cool grey spring day... by painting a vacation memory from just such a day.
Our newbies continue their color experiments. All four of them have passed the dreaded "paper towel" test with flying colors and are glad to know it's smooth sailing now. Anna and Veronica continue to explore complementary colors.
... while Glen and Isaac match colors. The color matching is so spot on, we feel obliged to point out that one of the swatches is a paint swatch; the other is the physical sample of the color the artist is trying to match. Notice the paper towels?
Phone case of the day. Veronica wins that prize! Her cell phone has a skin that looks just like a tiny watercolor palette... right down to paint splashes and the tiny travel brush in the center.
Art show. Yes, we are exploring the possibility of having a group show. Probably at Truman. No firm dates yet, but we're thinking about it. Watch this space for more news because, of course, you are invited!
Sketching. After class, two of our intrepid artists ventured out for even more art. A local church, St. Gregory, had an open sketching session in their beautiful church. You've seen the façade (Elaine painted it a while ago) and the inside is truly magnificent. This was the first time they have tried this, but we hope it's not the last. And if there's another one, we'll let you know in plenty of time to join us. You'll thoroughly enjoy yourself.
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