gourd 11 x 14 oil

I saw this beautiful gourd last week at whole foods. There was a pile of them and they looked like little green vases piled on one another. It was hard to pick just one. The cinderella pumpkins are gorgeous too. I plan on painting more of these. I started going downtown to the open draws and also had a figure painting class start last week. It felt great to be able to go. I had the feeling the days following.. hard to explain. It was kind of like i was telling myself... oh there you are ....if that makes sense. I haven't been able to paint the figure in 15 yrs. How do you go about getting a nude model? I always loved painting/drawing the figure. So to go back to that after so long was like a rediscovery.

pumpkins 11 x 14 oil

It is that time of year again. I love to paint pumpkins. The colors are so fun to paint. I plan on doing more of these. I have started going downtown to an open draw with a nude model. I am pretty rusty but it is so fun. Hopefully I will have some drawings to post on here. I start a painting class downtown this week too. A figure painting class. I am nervous. I met the teacher and her way of painting is very different from mine. After painting one way with one color palette for so many years it may be hard to do it differently but I will try. I tried to think of a way to describe how odd it will feel and the only thing I can think of is it will be as if someone is telling me I have to write left handed for a while. wish me luck.