[Chris Saper]

The Scottsdale Artists' School has just begun to offer guided Open Studio sessions - with an instructor, limited enrollment, and tuition. The sessions are from 10 -4. The session offered one model and a still life set-up - they're extremely unstructured, so each instructor formats his or her own style.

When the instructor originally scheduled for yesterday needed to cancel, the School asked me to fill in.

What FUN! I can hardly wait to do this again.

Lindsey, Oil on canvas, 18 x 14. About 4 1/2 hours or so. I wish I'd had another four hours. So much for getting faster.

Lindsey is one of the best models I've ever painted. She is a beautiful true redhead, gorgeous skin, white eyelashes. I think she will be modeling for Bill W's class.