As I was out walking this morning there was just a hint of a taste of a bit of a cooler feeling in the air, and I realized fall is actually headed our way. We still have a few weeks of warm weather to come, and I hope some more rain, but fall is waiting in the wings!
So, are you ready to settle down and start to paint again? I know I am.
This week we're going to have a beginning critique. We've come to think of a critique as a way to end a class or workshop but Iet's shift our thinking a bit. What is a critique meant to accomplish? I think it should be a means to keep or get you moving. I often talk about finding the "point of friction", that place where as you let out the clutch the engine engages, so look over the work you plan to bring and see where you think you'd like to go. Usually that means finding the place where you need to know or need to grow. We'll certainly look at each piece with an eye to improving it, if you're still in the process of working on it, but try to paint the 'big picture', too.
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| Rock photo to use in class. |
Then I'll do a lecture and demonstration about how to paint underwater rocks. If you would like to, you have permission to copy and print the photograph here and use it for the class lesson. We'll examine the way the colors change in and out of the water, how the edges shift and the values mute when the rock is beneath the water. There's a bit more to it--things like refraction and ripples and light patterns, but come to the class to learn about those!
Please RSVP (clickable link) if you haven't already. The class is $25.00 and you may pay at the door.
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Now for the big news: we're going to start meeting in a NEW LOCATION this week!
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We will be meeting in a nice room inside Christ Community Fellowship,
5908 Anaheim Avenue
NE, located off of San Pedro north of Paseo del Norte Blvd. So many of you responded positively to the idea
of relocating to a more central spot that I’m even more enthused than I was about this change.
The classroom is quiet and private, has plenty of tables and chairs, a nice little kitchen for coffee and tea (plus a microwave if you want to heat your lunch), and the parking gives us easy access. You can come via Interstate-25 or travel on surface streets. If you plan to come to this class, let me know and I'll email directions.
Class will be the same time as always 11:30-2:30. I'll open the classroom around 11:00 if you'd like to come and set up ahead of time.
See you Thursday!
Deborah
Deborah
