Adding Color to Teddy
Today I started the first painting of Teddy with the help of Charles Miano. He advised me to limit my palette to the primary colors red, yellow, and blue along with my tints and shades. This limitation helped me to see the colors of my subject and read them to be either more on the warm or cool side. The knowledge I gained will help me to explain better the ability to see color and the practice of mixing primary colors to obtain many colors to my students. So far I have been
5th Observation at VYAS
Today I arrived to the studio at 12:20 pm and was greeted outside by one of the students who was going home early due to family being in town. When I reached the second floor where the studio is located, I saw the students were on their lunch break and a new student was amongst them. I said hello before entering the studio where Mrs. Vosler was located. Like always Mrs. Vosler greeted me with an enthusiastic and warm welcome. She told me that a new student started the prog
4th Observation at VYAS- The Art Opening
My friend and I were very excited to attend the Santaella Studios for the Arts’ art opening. Santaella Studios doesn’t just house the Vosler Young Artists’ Studio but other artists like, Indi Film Makers, jewelry designers, and printmakers. There are over forty studios and two galleries featured in the old Santaella Cigar Factory in West Tampa. Mrs. Vosler invited me to come to the opening to see the students’ as wells as the other presenting artists’ works. She informed m
Portrait of Teddy
Today I started work on a new portrait study, Teddy, at the Southern Atelier. So far I have spent about 2 hours on the blocking-in step. One of my goals is to get faster with this step. The other goal is to see the subject in shapes. My homework is a 30-day challenge where I create a 5 minute block-in each day in my sketch book. As much as I would like to take a picture of Teddy to work on the painting at home I'm trying to get into the habit of working from life. The next ti