Steppin' Out

Isn't she funny?  I'm rather proud of myself -- I actually completed this class!  I have other things from the class that I can work on in all my spare time (what's THAT?), but I did all the assignments and got them all posted.  Whew!  Just in time to begin Faces 101 tomorrow...

Finished Creatures

Remember my little critters from the beginning of the week?  Well, here they are, all finished.  This was such a great class.  I learned a lot about technique and also about allowing intuition to drive your work.  Who would have thought that these guys were wandering around in the corners of my mind?

Another group...

As you can probably tell, I'm having great fun with this class!  It's so amazing how these things just "appear" from blops of paint...

More Creatures...

Here is my first painting assignment for the Imaginary Creatures class.  My daughter has pronounced them "terrifying."  I loved creating them!  They are done in watercolor and pencil.

Imaginary Creatures - day 1

Here are two of my drawings for the Imaginary Creatures class.  I did both with my non-dominant hand.  I discovered something interesting about myself while doing this assignment.  While I felt comfortable and in control drawing with my dominant hand, I really didn't like the end result.  So I switched to my right hand, and although it was really emotionally uncomfortable (i.e. not in control), I like the results much better.  It was as if I had "permission" to just draw without expectations for the outcome, since it was done with the "wrong" hand.  Sometimes not being in control is a good thing. 

Summer Camp

I'm excited to be participating in Carla Sonheim's Summer Camp Classes (click the badge on the right for more info).  Here is the "test" worksheet that I completed for the first class, Imaginary Creatures.

Class begins on Monday, so it's not too late to sign up if you're interested.