Cedars with shadows

Working on some paintings for the Hutchinson art fair in May

Painting with George Coll

Had a great time painting with George Coll and his students in Loveland Colorado.

Wichita Center for the Arts

made a trip to Wichita to pick up some Gamsol at Blue Bird Art Store. Gamsol is a great odorless product for thinning paint and cleaning brushes. Also made a trip to the Wichita Center for the Arts to check out their painting classes. What a wonderful surprise to find they had just hung an exhibit of Richard Schmidts paintings.

Sixty Minute Artist: How to Build Low-Cost Frames for your Paintings

Sixty Minute Artist: How to Build Low-Cost Frames for your Paintings

Self Portrait

Have been working on a self portrait in my Thursday studio class. didn't want to do it but have learned some valuable things, besides the fact that I should have wore more sunscreen in the past. I was struggling with mixing flesh tones till I added cad. Red light to my palette. That and some raw umber and white make a nice range of color. Even some yellow ocher and some orange can be helpful. Also with a portrait the smallest change can make a big difference.

Friday Morning Painters

Friday is another studio day. This group was just featured in the Hutchinson News Paper. They have been painting together for many years. In the summer they paint plein aire and in the colder months they move inside and work from live models. It's nice to share a passion with friends.

Class

Thursday was a studio day a the Hutchinson Art Center. Roy Swanson retired painting instructor at Hutchinson Juco has started a Thursday painting class. We bring paintings we want to work on and he will be there to critique and guide. It's good to learn from other artists. I am working on a self portrait, good discipline for me.