A different path . . .

I feel that by taking from the same teacher (as opposed to workshops from different teachers) for the last year has helped me to become a better painter - but, more importantly, more confident in my ability as a painter.  Put simply, I now know I can paint.

My interest in figures/faces in art goes way back.  Whenever I go to art shows, galleries or museums, I am always dawn to the figurative work.  I have dabbled in efforts to paint figures/faces, but haven't pursued it seriously.  I have drawn a lot of "caricatures" for my watercolor cards - and that's what I like, loose, impressionistic, whimsical - not photo realism.

As in anything else, practice is the key to improving.  I have decided to really concentrate on figures/faces for the next 6 months.   This will be an experimentation of sorts - to have fun, try different media and see what emerges.  I will post some paintings/drawings as I travel on this artistic path.

In that vein, I am taking a sketch book with me everywhere (actually drew some people while at jury duty today).  Here is a photo of a couple little drawings I did the other night while watching TV -- it will be easy to make them into gift tags.
Linda

Lily Pad Paintings

This afternoon, I headed over to work and hung the 2 lily pad paintings.  Took me awhile to get them exactly even, but voila! Here they are . . .
Linda

Getting Funky!

So, in class today we painted a still life with sunflowers.  I love sunflowers, but have not had great success painting them.  Once I got my canvas covered, I decided to wipe it all off and start over.  My teacher told me not to wipe it out, but said "you have to funk it up!"  So, I took out my palette knife and got funky. 
Here are today's sunflowers!
Linda