Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Still I'm Gonna Miss You

Judy O'Donnell
Norman Proulx
Janet Steeves
Chris Beneman
Jean Wyman
Peggy Murray
Cheslye Ventimiglia
Jean McQuaid
Mary Longley

Monica Aaskov

I completed my six week teaching gig with the Falmouth painting group last Tuesday, and really missed seeing them all yesterday! Here are their pieces from the last class. The assignment was Steal That Painting, self portraits created by pirating a famous or not so famous work. Some of the sources are obvious, some more obscure. (How many can you identify?)

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Thursday Night

Michael Welch Self Portrait with Super Moon, pastel on paper (homework assignment) Robert SanGiovanni


For four color exercises, I had the students first do a warm study,
and a cool,
then a dark,
and a bright. (figure studies by Michael Welch)




Pics from last week's Thursday night Life Drawing class at MECA, featuring the drawings of one of my students, Michael Welch. That's his self-portrait in the top pic - fabulous, eh?

Sunday, March 27, 2011

How We Spell Relief

Man Flying Over Destroyed City













Wednesday afternoon arts and crafts class at my granddaughter Cecilia's house! The past two weeks we've been making relief prints with Soft Kut and water based inks. Terrific group of kids - great fun!

Friday, March 25, 2011

This Moment


A la Soulemama:
A Friday ritual. A single moment - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor, and remember.
Happy Weekend!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

The Fight with White



Added a bunch more white to the first panel of my triptych yesterday. Trying to layer the flowing veil and curtains, covering some things and exposing others...argh...feels like a struggle! I'll be back at it tomorrow. My cards are telling me to trust my intuition and that I may need to make some drastic changes!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Monday, March 21, 2011

A Sunday School Sultan


Robert SanGiovanni
Chris Beneman
Jean McQuaid
Peggy Murray
Cheslye Ventimiglia
Monica Aaskov
Janet Steeves
Jean Wyman
My Tuesday Mixed Media Portraiture class created these fantastic collages last Tuesday, with inspiration provided by our free sprited model and muse, Robert SanGiovanni.
Happy Spring, and Happy Monday, All! Here's to a creative week ahead!