Quote: "...drop the class and spend those 15 hours a week painting from life and good reference photos when I do not have a model in front of me "
Encouraging update!
We started on the next project in my oil painting class. I convinced the instructor and enough students were interested that we hired a model, one I have drawn in the sorely missed life drawing classes dropped by CIA!
Last night was the first class with the model and again we were given an option. With a majority of votes (by only one) the model is posing nude. Now I have nine class hours to paint from life!
I'm pumped!!