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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Setting up the Model for Painting

I have put a little more effort into our set ups lately because I incorporate the background into my painting and have been getting bored with the same things over and over.  So in the morning group I used a new chair and covered the platform with a light blue cloth. In the evening we put together a scene with a bed and side table and the model looking at the paper.  I worked on these 24 by 30 canvases.  Karen

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Looking Outside

Working at the Firehouse is interesting because it is a somewhat public space and people look in and watch us at times. So I worked on a composition that focused a little more on the outside. It is a 20 by 28 acrylic.
Karen

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Lady in Blue Coat

Barbara posed in the Firehouse North in April. She had a beautiful blue coat on. She was gorgeous and relaxed. This is an oil on a 12 by 16 canvas panel.  Philip Ng

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Evening Session at the Firehouse


There is interesting work going on in the new evening session at the Firehouse.  There we have a long pose but a different model and pose each week. The evening light gives some of the paintings a very moody feel. Now that it stays light longer we have a changing light situation during the evening that inspires a variety of approaches.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Micky







The two color drawings are pastel on paper

treated with sauce. The other one is graphite on

plain paper. In the pencil drawing, I enjoyed exaggerating the sloping, "Siamese cat" quality

of Micky's profile.