Painting Classes

The first painting class is complete. Here is the result. The way the class works; you pick a still life that is set up in the studio, draw it identically with charcoal and transfer it to your canvas. All the instruction is about realism. Even Pablo Picasso was a realist first. Getting the shapes in relation to each other, the values, color and detail are what is discussed. Each class we completely recover the canvas with paint. Each class, or week, the subject changes due to aging and/or movement. After 8 weeks you have your result. I am happy with mine for a first attempt. I like the class and teacher and have signed up for another round. 

Don't look at the background. I concentrated on the onions. You can tell those are onions, right? Now I am painting apples.