Failure

So here it is. My first failure. I did this in my studio, on a really rushed Saturday afternoon. I had been over there earlier in the day. Taking over an easel. Then I had to find security at school to let me in so I could get paint. That's the problem with having more than one place to paint. Paint and brushes. Seems I have enough brushes to work with either place. But burnt umber, not a chance. At any rate it was late afternoon, and I had this wonderful image of a sunset, pulled from Internet. 

I started and pretty soon had a mess. Too many colors, to much paint getting into paint. I realized I had no idea how to execute this one. The solution was to wipe it clean. The result was mush better, but it isn't a painting. Maybe an under painting. I'll try again when I have it figured out. 

Still life 2

This is the second still life using a piece of pottery created by my friend Mary Search. It is done from life. The challenge for me is in the shadows. Particularly on the curved feet. The grapes were also problematic. And of course, doing it in one class period, I am forced to solve the problem of painting wet into wet, especially on the edges. 

Painting from the beginning

This is the second painting in the series I am doing in my painting class. I am taking my inspiration from the book, Daily Painting by Carol Marine.  This still life was painted from life.

Make one purl

So I am caught up with my panels for my knitting class. This is panel #5. Make one purl. It required plenty of concentration and strong hands. So I worked on it 4to 6 rows at a time