Glass Half Full

I’d vowed to myself that whatever the set up was last week, I’d take the easy way out and just paint the produce.  There was little opportunity to cop out, however.

Scotch and roses!  (Well, actually apple juice as a stand in for the scotch.)  I probably should have stuck with the whiskey glass, but I gave the white roses a try.  Interesting challenge.

This was the last workshop I’ll attend at least until after the holidays. Things are usually busy around the holiday’s and this year’s especially complicated. I’m pulling back from a few committments in order to give better attention to the things I am doing.  I’m taking an unexpected trip to Indiana for the memorial and Thanksgiving.

I hope to make time to paint on my own soon. The persimmons are flirting with me, I swear to you!

 

 

 

Don’t Squash the Parrot!

Had another fun night in the still life workshop. This time Silvina cut open a kabocha squash. Lovely!

The slice was originally waaaay too small. It’s still a little smaller than it should be, but I was actually able to make it bigger without messing everything up. That’s part of the learning process. (Also learning to plan a bit better in the layout!)

Oops! Photobombed by a certain African Grey!

Moving on to Vegetables

For the first time, I really like the colors I made.

I will readily admit that I had a lot of help from Silivina, but I am, after all, trying to go from zero to sixty without a class on color theory in my engine. 

These are leeks. Short stubby leeks that don’t really celebrate the sensuous curves of the interweaving leaves. But, like I said, I am pleased with the colors, and that’s a big deal for me. 

I worked from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and was tired when I left for the workshop. Artistic endeavor always lifts me out of the day to day world, though, and I was invigorated by the conversation around the table and the opportunity to bond with some really nice vegetables.