TIMED VISUAL EXERCISE IN OIL - "TURNING LEAF" PAINTING

                                               Michelle                                                    

Rosie

Theresa

                                        

Barb

Rose

Yesterday, The Muses did a very interesting exercise in oil. We set up a still life in the middle of the room that looked pretty good from any angle and then covered it up. We had 2 wine glasses (different), and Turning Leaf wine bottle and 4 corks. After setting up our oil paint...s, etc., we uncovered the still life and stared at it for 10 minutes, trying to memorize the details, the spatial relationships, the shapes, and the colors the best we could. When the 10 minutes were up, we covered the still life and began the painting. We painted for 1 hour before we uncovered the still life. It was amazing how well everyone did. I am posting the WIP paintings after 1 hour.  The finished paintings will be posted when completed.

FINAL MONOCHROMATIC STILL LIFES

              

Rosie

Michelle

Patty

Barb

Rose

Theresa

These paintings are our second monochromatic painting project. I posted the works-in-progress earlier in the blog and these are the finished paintings.

Muses Visit the California Plein Air Impressionists Show at the Dayton Art Institute

On Wednesday, March 31st, we visited the Dayton Art Institute to view the California Plein Air Painters Show.  It was spectacular!  Such an impressive show!  After the show we ate lunch at the Cafe Monet before leaving for home.  We had a wonderful time and lunch was delicious, too.  Our server was kind enough to take our picture.