A painting a day workshop

Liz Wiltzen inspired a group of us to paint a "still life day".... who knew that fruits and vegetables could be so inspiring?

it is all about the light.. the shadows, the reflected light... the highlights!

 the key is to look first for simple abstract shapes .  Working with a limited pallette was the first exercise

 

first a limited pallette

                                             then the full meal deal as shown above... then if that
                                             wasnt challenging enough... the next "challenge": to
                                             paint in ten abstract shapes AND use 50 strokes or less!

                                             shopping expertise comes in handy:  how to save paint
                                              strokes is just like shopping for "bargains".... CONSERVE
                                              and RESTRAIN....  load up the brush to "stretch" your dollars
                                              and load more than one colour to stretch your strokes!  FUN..

                                              this was the result below

                                          at the end of the weekend... a happy bunch below..
                                           instructor Liz our "hero"  bottom row.. third from the right

                                           GO TEAM!