DSFDF Beach

I took a break from a pastel portrait that I am working on to paint the DSFDF Beach this afternoon. I separated the color of the water from the sky/reflected sky and I wish my camera could pick up the subtle color differences within each area. Sigh... That is something I will have to work on another day.

Hank

Hank is a boxer/mastiff mix that could have been named Comfort. He belongs to a friend of mine and I thought she might like a small 8x10 watercolor of Hank.

Painting Glass

These are some demos on painting glass. I just did the two cordial glasses and the jars are from before. I will cover some techniques in the workshop coming up but having good observation skills is key. Then you can decide what to edit.

DSFDF Sushi

Here is my latest from the DSFDF challenge, sushi, done in watercolor.

Model Session

We had a great model this past session and these are the images I did from that day. There were some that worked in watercolor, some in pastel... My pastels are from the session and the watercolor was done (from photograph, later) on a card as a thank you to the model.

Demonstration images

I was asked to post some images from some demos that I did and also a painting of a barn I did. To the people that requested, hope this helps

Wig Window

I have been pretty busy with classes and doing demos and have not had anything to put up that I would like to share... That is till today, when I finally sat down to do the DSFDF challenge. I kept putting it off, not sure how to handle it, played with acrylic but in the end went back to watercolors and had fun! I would love to do this one more time to work a few bugs out, but tomorrow Karin will post a new challenge and it is time to put these last few weeks away. Just waiting for spring...

Only Two This Week

This week we did a cup and saucer for class. The class is really doing well with being able to see shapes, shadows, keeping things symetrical when needed and using good color. I did my demo in acrylic. The portrait of myself is also done in acrylic, 8x10 on board.

Chocolate covered cherry

I had the best classes this week. We used valentines day candy as our inspiration and last night one of my students brought the best truffles in the world (from Betsy Ann Chocolates!) to paint. They all did such a wonderful job and then they got to eat them. I did not paint one, but wish I had. I had this chocolate covered cherry, 6x6, as a demo instead.

Oh and I was tagged this week by conniep . This is a fun thing to do to be able to share and see other bloggers. I am supposed to list 7 unique things about myself.

1. I have a studio, Room 101, where I teach and paint in Mars, PA.

2. I met my husband racing sail boats and he is my best friend.

3. Pizza is still my favorite food.

4. Next to chocolate.

5. And all kinds of homemade soup. (yes, I enjoy cooking!)

6. I am very proud of my teenage boys.

7. I have a buddy (dog, mutt) named Buddy.

Not so unique, but hey, it's me and I kinda like where I am right now.

Instead of tagging others I will just list some blogs that I enjoy.

Faces and Figures

Connolly Portraits

Dana Cooper Fine Art

Carol Marine's Painting a Day

A Painting Today

Drawing Tel Aviv

My World of Painting Today

candy

My demos for class this week were of valentines day candy. Watercolor, 4x5 chocolate covered cherry and 8x9 candy hearts. I have one more to do tomorrow and can't wait since it will be a truffle in acrylic. I will add it when I finish. I also redid the picture of Greg, acrylic 8x10. It still seems labored but I am happier with the result. I used some left over paint to do the old soldier, acrylic 8x10. A limited palette, a short amount of time and I am happy with how loose and fresh it feels. Also to something to keep in mind....