Some times my class demonstrations turn our better than my more thought out paintings. I think it is because I am under pressure to perform, only have 20 minutes max and have to make decisions on the spot. No thinking about what to do, just have to do it. We all have a tendency to over think things, not only is our paintings but in our lives in general. These quick study pieces that were a result of my beginning oil class please me very much.
This first one is actually a pastel drawing that I did in the pastel class I teach and then liked the subject so much I did a version in my oil painting class. I was teaching my students how to get their reds to be more vibrant and to sing. It is such a pleasure to see my students react when their tomatoes actually look like tomatoes and not red and pink round things. Enjoy my tomatoes and of course those delicious leeks.
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