Bill

[Chris Saper]

Here is this morning's practice session. Oil, 20 x 16.

Bill is one of my favorite students, painter, mountain climber, orthopedic surgeon, all around great guy.

[Terri Ficenec]

Beautiful Chris!
Just curious, is this one of those where the sitter brings the canvas and goes home with the piece? (Did I read/understand correctly somewhere that that's what you do for practice?) If so, your students must be clamouring to sit for you!!

[David Draime]

Originally Posted by Terri Ficenec

Beautiful Chris!
Just curious, is this one of those where the sitter brings the canvas and goes home with the piece? (Did I read/understand correctly somewhere that that's what you do for practice?) If so, your students must be clamouring to sit for you!!

If that's the case, can I sit for you? It's worth a trip tp Arizona! Chris this is great! I am truly impressed.

[Carol Norton]

Originally Posted by Terri Ficenec

Beautiful Chris!
Just curious, is this one of those where the sitter brings the canvas and goes home with the piece? (Did I read/understand correctly somewhere that that's what you do for practice?) If so, your students must be clamouring to sit for you!!

Oh, yes we are!!! I can't WAIT for my time and portrait! How lucky are we.

[Alexandra Tyng]

Chris, this is just wonderful! It has so much life and movement and pizzaz. I can't wait to watch you paint. I bet you really get into it!

[Chris Saper]

Oh, thanks so much.

I paint so much more slowly than I used to - which I am happy about in my work, but is kind of like a watching-paint-dry thing in real time. I do have to say how much more fun it is to paint from life than to paint from photos - I just wish I had more time.

I am so looking forward to this spring's class with Bill Whitaker, since his class arrangement is to give about 15 hours of life painting. How very exciting!

[Chris Saper]

PS David you are such a gentleman!