Expressive Painting

This is a painting I did on Tuesday in my friend, Susan Hotard's workshop.  It was a fun and informative workshop on simplifying the lights and darks in a portrait.  I thought my painting turned out particularly expressive and loose for me.  I was pleased with it.  We had a wonderful model who was very inspiring in her dramatic looks.

Jasper change

I decided to darken the background on the Jasper painting.

If you are in the Houston area in January  2009, come to the show of my friend Liz Hill at The Jung Center.

The Art of 

Liz Hill

Saturday, January 10, 2009

through January 30

The Jung Center

5200 Montrose Blvd.,

Houston, Texas  77006

Monday through Thursday 9-7

Friday 9-4 and Saturday 10-4

Been gone over the holidays visiting my son and daughter in law in Japan. What a great trip, we were treated like royalty.  Also got to see Boomer and Roxy again...you may remember the dog

video posted a while back.  

Here is the final version of Jasper (I think).  I took this photo before flattening out the paper though so may need to take another photo later.  It's in the press now getting flat.