Maureen 3/15

Maureen 3/15

This week was the last exercise from Chris’s workshop online. A portrait. I watched the lessons, but when it came time to paint, I went sideways and decided to paint  whatever I felt like painting instead.  I had also just finished the free Art2Life workshop...
Maureen 3/8

Maureen 3/8

This week there is a free online workshop with Nicholas Wilton, Art2Life, who is teaching design, value and color. I like his energy and he works abstract, which I would love to try. He uses all sorts of fun tools, paints, crayons, mixed media. It’s a fun and...
Maureen 3/1

Maureen 3/1

This week we did a still life study of a lemon. 🍋  Photo one is my lemon (I think I bended too much?). The second photo has the purpose of our assignment.  I’m always surprised when the instructor mixes up colors I would not have thought of using. For example...
Maureen 2/23

Maureen 2/23

This painting is from the drawing/painting workshop I took online on teachable.  This was a challenging one for me.  I think the overall take away was how important it is to block in the big shapes with a darker color value than I would have chosen on...
Maureen 2/2

Maureen 2/2

1. So much to learn still. Can’t seem to get the water right. Or cliffs or…