Looks great, Gary. I never got to see your "finished" paintings at the end of the workshop.

Hi guys! Newbie to the site here. A bunch of you I already know though, via the workshop. It's great to see all your pieces again, and I'm going to save them to a workshop folder, glad you all posted pictures.

I think I can post now. :sunnysmil Here is my effort on Les. Through the sweat ( and there was plenty), I think it's maybe 50% finished. It was a very different way of working for me, and a struggle, especially at first. However, this method is something I will continue to work with for some time, until I am comfortable in it.

The suggestion to leave these as-is, to more clearly remember what we were doing, is a good one I think.

Welcome to the SOG Forum, Carl! I hope we'll be seeing lots more of your posts here.

Thanks for posting your painting of Les. I remember now how much I liked your colors.

Thanks Michelle, I still remember how much I loved the way your background set your painting of Les off, to such remarkable effect in your original.

I went to the Metropolitan Saturday, be sure to look me up if you get to NY so we can plan a look through there. Bring serious walking shoes. :bewildere

Carl

I Must Be Crazy!
 

In keeping with everyone from Bill's great class posting their paintings of Les, I feel compelled (but unbelievably intimidated) to post some of the "other" possibilities- (when good students go bad!).

Here you will see that not only is this "broken color" totally new for me, but I was way behind everyone else, and didn't get 50% done on either portrait.

Here is a close up of a portion of Les. Poor guy looks like the "undead" (eyeless).

Linda

Um.... I feel really left out.
 

I was sure that after all this prep, I would get to meet you all after class. Linda and Chris are buds but having run over here from Studio Forum, I find NOBODY stayed after school to meet me at open studio.

I feel very dejected.

Only if you like, I have a picture of Les or two I would like to post, just for the compare. He tends to model for us as a cowboy, as he is a character at the local tourist trap, Rawhide.

I never knew the whole gang was members! There are just too many forums and I never even looked at the workshop forum in here!

FOR INFORMATION: Anyone doing a workshop at the Artist's School again, drop me a line and we can do lunch at Tokyo Express on the first day. Waaaa.

Poop I say. And will again. Poop!

Hi Debra,

Why don't you go ahead and post your "Les" painting in the Open Studio section?

Debra, I initially planned to stay for Open Studio but it was one of those "the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" kind of things. After the intensity of the day at Bill's workshop I was much too zonked to pick up a brush for the evening.

I had great plans to do Open Studio and I even went so far as to bring an extra canvas, but by the end of the daytime sessions I no longer knew or cared what color was on my brush -- a sure sign to call it a day!

I didn't know you were going to be there -- do you do Open Studio every week?

Maybe next year....

Well, at least now you know!
 

It is an old one, Chris.

I did one the same day as Richard but it is a bit garish. I will post the old one...well, I have 6. I made him a set of notecards to try to sell at Rawhide. ;)

I live there, Michele. They have four studios a week, two on Saturday. Now that it is summer they move those two to afternoon and I have to go into withdrawal.

I am an addict. I just love to have some warm body to paint for three whole hours. But I usually am there for all 12.

So everyone keep this in mind for next classes. dj* trying to meet every online artist in person somehow!

Ok, Chris, I took your advice.
 

I have posted my COLLECTION of LES over in the open studio section.

How long did you work on him in the workshop? I only have the three hour open studio, but have the benefit of having him model so much, it is a real exercise to be able to do the same face over and over in different arenas. I am very proprietary of a couple of the models. I feel personally attached to their likenesses.