July 7, 2018

We had no takers for guest blogger today, so we're back to the status quo...having learned a little about brevity in the process. We begin with Steve, who's finished the face on his merman. Despite taxing the paper to the limit, he's managed to pull this off brilliantly...

...before working on sketching other faces.

Elaine's also doing quick portrait sketches while she's building a new palette and pondering her "next big thing."

Another half started portrait sketch by Elaine.

Sara begins another version of her dual portrait. Baby Nora gets better every time... and so does Sara as she changes her green tone for rosier ones.

John doubles up and begins a portrait of four people. They are from French theater of the 1600s or so.

Madeleine also begins a dual portrait. We love how she captured the personalities of her sitters. They seem happy, too!

 Madeleine also finished her cityscape...

...and began a seascape. Versatile, isn't she?

Marva was inspired by a seascape by Childe Hassam and painted this all today. She's totally captured the impressionistic sparkle. And those are rocks, not alligators.

Susan added background to her cheongsam models. Notice the detailed cruise ship and blue sky.

Bill painted a rainy day in Ghent. Look closely at the lovely colors.

 More water and people! Bill paints a solitary figure on a pier gazing out towards distant mountains.

And Alan finished his painting of the Chicago Riverwalk. The details are especially intriguing on Yupo.

Then, Alan worked on aerial perspective in these two sketchbook landscapes.

Ken begin to lay in the green sepals on what he claims will be his last tomato painting of the season.

We know you're waiting for our newbie's fresh takes on our standard exercises. It's complementary colors day and they don't disappoint. Douad tests out the three pairs in a conceptual piece. Look closely and you'll see that Love and Money give birth to Happiness.

Rabia also uses a bird to test complementary colors. Look at those delicate brushstrokes!

From there, Rabia uses tape as a resist and tests salt for texture...

...before attempting this lovely nocturne. It's even deeper and richer than the photo shows.

We're quickly closing on our summer term, but we still have two more sessions, so be sure to come back for more incredible paintings.