Saturday at PAFA 12

I'm sorry to say this was the last class. Back in September!

Wednesday Gouache 10

The good news is that we'll have the same model, in the same pose, this week, so I'll have a chance to finish this.

Saturday at PAFA 11

Wednesday Gouache 9

This tight, clumsy sketch is the kind of thing that happens when you haven't had class in 4 weeks. Onward! Keep painting!

Saturday at PAFA 10

Set-up for the Next Still Life

The tricky thing here is the background. I'm thinking about a pale grisaille of botanicals from my garden. We'll see ...

Saturday at PAFA 9

Honorable Mention

I used to think someone had passed a law against my ever winning a prize. The last time I was in a show at PAFA, the jury awarded no less than 10 Honorable Mentions (to paintings that sure wouldn't have been my choice), and zip to me. This time around, there were only 3 Honorable Mentions, and I got one! We artists are supposed to be above this sort of thing, but I'm thrilled.

Here's how the painting looks on site: