Each morning we started off with a timed series of paintings (see photo below). The first day I did the two cups. For the first painting, we had 3 minutes and were to use two values of one color. For the second one, we had 3 minutes and used 3 values of a color. For the third one, we had 3 minutes and used 4 values of a color. For the final painting, we had 5 minutes and could use any colors we wanted. Kim also insisted we use a large brush - making little details impossible. It was a great exercise. The second day I painting the tangerine - which actually looks like an orange apple rather than a tangerine. I MUST work on getting basic shapes right! Still, I like the colors and the progression - and how the repetition made such a difference.
Here's a photo of Kim doing a demo painting.
There was a huge four-sided still life in the middle of the studio - with lots of small objects. Everyone set up their easels in a circle all around the still life. So after lunch we selected an area of the still life to paint. I chose this little red VW with a Christmas tree tied on top. I would still like to do a little more work on this one - bump up the background maybe.
When I finished the car (or got as far as I felt I could at the time), I decided to do this little wreath that was on the wall of that side of the still life. I want to do a little more work on it, too - some splashes of the bright local colors to liven it up a bit.
I decided to try this vase of flowers on the second day. It didn't go nearly as well as I'd hoped. My colors got too thick and muddy. However, I like the vase. It's one of those paintings that will go in a stack somewhere - and someday I may paint over it or burn it. It's nothing I'd want to keep.
On the afternoon of the second day, I decided to try to paint Hershey Kisses. Kim gave me some good suggestions. I really like this painting, although I think it looks better in person than in the photograph.
I finished the Hershey Kisses and still had a couple hours of workshop left. I saw a snow globe and decided to paint that. It's not finished, but the photo below shows how it looked by the time I left to drive home. I will work on it more this coming week. I've been thinking through how to add the "snow" without getting it all over the entire painting. LOL! Artist problems!
I almost left out this one. It's a 10-stroke exercise we did on the first day. It was to get basic shapes in with 10 strokes. After the 10-stroke exercise was over, I went back and added a background. However, I don't like it - so I doubt I ever look at it again. LOL!
It was a good workshop. Sometimes I "click" with an artist/instructor, and a couple times I've felt a workshop was a complete waste of time. This was one of the good ones. Kim was really helpful, and I felt that I learned a lot. I will be signing up with other workshops with her in the future. However, for now, I'm done with workshops until January when I do three one-day Kathie Odom workshops in January. Then I'm done with workshops until June when I take one from Dawn Whitelaw on "Drawing for Painters" which is something I need and am looking forward to.
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