Tonight the homework for my painting class with Brenda Semanick was to render a kitten. She provided the photo reference and it was up to me to make sense of the paint. I have a confession....this is getting addictive. I was just going to paint for a bit and then make dinner. Eight o'clock rolled around, I was still painting and Greg made dinner :-)
I am sharing my kitten with you. And let me tell you, if I can do this - you can too! You just relax and study the reference and then go for it with the paint. I love the way the oil paint feels. It is positively lushous. Add oil painting to the list of things everyone should try atleast once in their lives. It feels a bit like gardening. The soil and the smell of the soil and the feel of the soil and the sun on your face....all those sensuous tactile pleasures....And then I could draw insipid parallels between germinating a seed and developing a painting....but that would just be soppy.
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My mother painted with oils and I understand what you mean about the fragrance and the feel of the paints. That is one memory I have of her.
Do you think the Tucson Artists Colony will ever do a journaling workshop that incorporates sketching/found objects (for real beginners)?
That is a wonderful idea and I will float it among the teachers and see if any are interested ....or maybe you know someone who would like to teach along those lines?
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