Wednesday was continual painting. I can't believe that a canvas 5"x 7" would take this long to cover in a closed grasaille. Why would it you ask? This method requires a lot of LOOK and a few strokes of PUT. Couple this with trying as hard as you can to match values in relationship to the values around it and the total environment of the still life. Sadie's latest work is a series called Wax Paper Series. Almost all of the participants in the workshop set up their still life using wax paper surrounding an object. For them, the challenge was greater than mine. When you see my image you will understand. I choose something simple because of wanted to focus more on learning the concepts with the simpler forms (tangerine with ceramic pot). It was still a challenge. At the end of the day the entire surface was covered. Today we introduce color.
Last night our sponsoring host ,M Gallery of Fine Art and Maggie Kruger, the owner, opened her lovely home on Long Boat Key. If you have an opportunity to take a workshop from M Gallery, you are in for a real treat and excellent instruction. I highly recommend it. Check out their list of upcoming workshops.
People are coming in so I will close for now.
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