Back to copying “masterworks” this week. I didn’t do a whole lot of painting in August for several reasons, but this project helped me dive […]
Roswell Park
Outside again with Chris’s plein air class. His “challenge” this week was to paint all or part of this playground structure. It was difficult indeed–and […]
Fountain Creek Path
Plein air painting with Chris in Fountain Creek Park. It was my first time here and a hot one–lots of birds and bugs. Started out […]
Semi Truck
Plein air painting in Old Colorado City again (Cucharras Park). I am becoming obsessed with lines lining up and connecting and this angle catches the […]
HAS Demonstration Garden
Plein air painting with Chris and company again. This time in the Horticultural Arts Society‘s demonstration garden near Colorado College. It was mostly overcast with […]
1316 W Pikes Peak Ave
Plein air painting again with Chris. Because I was crunched for time, I made two giant mistakes here…1) pulled out a smaller canvas 2) rushed […]
Wilkerson Still Life
In Erin’s class this week we looked at contemporary artist Ann Wilkerson. What I liked about her work was the hard lines on objects–best seen […]
The Last Embrace
Awhile back I had painted the below painting (my husband nicknamed it “boob face”). The subjects are from the movie Munich and they are embracing […]
Piet’s Tree (after Piet Mondrian’s The Gray Tree)
Chris’s latest assignment is to copy “masterworks” such as the Mona Lisa. Artists have been studying via copying masterworks for eons and it does give […]
Water Lilies
Supposed to be studying Monet’s water lilies here, but was unsuccessful because my canvas was too small. Monet’s work up close tends to be muddled […]