[Brenda Ellis]

I found a group of artists who get together every Friday to draw or paint from life. I'm hoping that this will help my color skills as well as my drawing skills.

Some interesting things were going on with the light. She was seated by a window and the lights were on in the room, so there was cool light on one side of her face and warm light on the other. The shadows and values were a real challenge for me. I got the drawing down in 20 minutes and spent the rest of the time wrestling with color.