"Diana" - 24" x 30" OIl Portrait

Diana modeled for Andrew Lattimore's life painting class, and even with 5 weeks to paint her, I wasn't able to do her justice. I'd like another chance, so I hope she models for us again!

"Green Apples": 12" x 12" OIl Painting

I grabbed a few green apples on my way out the door to painting class -- ate one, and painted the remaining 3. Simple shapes, fun to paint -- a good exercise.

"Walkin' the Dogs" - 12" x 12" Oil

Today, instructor David Fox suggested I tone the canvas a BOLD color (orange), to create some color excitement, and unify the painting. He also suggested I use more paint, instead of being so careful in my application. Next time:)

Study: "Claire" (16" x 20" Oil)

Today, I achieved a fair likeness of our model, and felt good about the process.

Afterwards, instructor Ismael Checo offered some new advice: instead of starting with gray-er colors and intensifying them, start with bolder colors and mute as needed. Worth a try!

"Mannequins": Study in Oil

This study of window mannequins was fun to paint. But while I was attracted by the bright spring colors and simple shapes, I never anticipated my family's reaction!

Apparently they look like scary zombies from the apocolypse. Back to painting kittens and puppies ...

"NYC Subway": 16" x 20" Oil

My goal is to learn to paint fast, loose, and bold -- On that note, today, David Fox advised me to use bigger brushes, more paint, and 'just go for it'.

There's a lot of problems with this one -- proportions, values colors -- but it was good practice. Next week, I'll try again.

Study: "Mari": 16" x 20" Oil Portrait

Today's challenge: capture this lovely model in 2.5 hours. Re: composition, I wish that I placed her a little to the right, not dead center. I guess the key is to move things around early, when it's easy to make changes. But ultimately, the likeness was pretty good!