Copying a Master

Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923) is a wonderful artist from Spain.  There is a show of his work currently at the San Diego Museum of Art - I haven't seen it yet, but I understand it's fabulous.  So, in homage to Mr. Sorolla, I did a copy of a PORTION of one of his paintings entitled Strolling Along the Seashore (1909).
Linda

My Peeps

I like to do little figure drawings in ink and watercolor - just some practice doing the figure.  They are simple and fun.  Using ink makes me not worry about perfection - if I were using a pencil, I would be erasing and revising.  I had all of these drawings (1st photo) and wasn't sure what to do with them.  So, I made a little accordion book - I added color and patterns and the figure drawings.  I will also add some writing/words/stamps but haven't done that yet.  Oh!  And I named it "My Peeps" (at the suggestion of my friend Ben).
Linda

Hummingbird

Although I love birds, haven't really painted any . . . until today.
Linda

Sculpture Class #10

So tonight we put on the finishing touches . . . tried to smooth out any lumps with a tool, then more smoothing with a small wet paintbrush . . . then you add texture with a web sponge so it looks more like skin (I am told).  I put my initials on the back with a needle tool  - a simple "LY".  The teacher came over - seemed horrified at my simplicity - sits down and does a lovely LY for me (see photo).

Sort of fun to see the beginning and the end.

Sculpture Class #9

Great class tonight!  Next week is the last class and I assume we will be putting all of the finishing touches on our pieces.  Tonight we had to slice the sculpture in half (yikes!) and scoop out most of the clay from the inside.  I was told that if you didn't scoop out the clay, (a) it would take forever to dry and (b) would explode in the kiln.  After you finish slicing/scooping, you prepare a mixture called a "slip" with vinegar and clay and smoosh it all together - it is the glue that you use to put the 2 pieces back together.  Then you seal the seam.  The teacher needed someone's sculpture to use for the demo - so I offered.  Pretty smart, non?  I believe it will take approximately 2-3 months for the sculpture to dry before they fire it.  And it could still crack/fall apart.  Teacher is still telling us not to fall in love with our sculptures!

Here is a look at tonight's slicing and scooping: