Hi...Can't believe it has been way over a month since I posted anything. Time does fly !!!@.
           It seems like I have been on overdrive. You too? Sorry about the delay.

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Quote: There is no growth in your comfort zone and no comfort in your growth zone.
                                                                                 (no idea who said this)

My last posting was about me going off to take a portrait watercolor class. I bet, since you never heard from me since then, you might have thought I perhaps didn't survive the class. Ha. Well. close !!!
It is always good to have your cage rattled some throughout the years of your life. This class did just that for me. Rattle...Rattle. 

The class was taught by Ted Nuttall. I love his work and even though there isn't anyway I would or could paint in his style (or have any Portrait style  or talent) I did gain a lot from taking his class. I came away from the class with a set of "New Shiny Tools" to add to my "Old Shiny Tools"....and I have more confidence. I really have been flooded with portrait ideas to paint. 
            My cage was rattled by the following.

 The class was 5 days...9-4....at Cascade Fine Art Workshops, Bend, Oregon...www.cascadefineartworkshops.com.
Check out Ted's website...www.tednuttall.com. 

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Tidbits: Yesterday a group of students and I met for lunch. It was a very nice time spent. Even though it hasn't been that long ago that most of us have seen each other, for me, it was like old home day. I was glad to see them, hear stories, see artwork, ask questions and learn news...with laughter. There is a lot to say about having a support group that not only is there for art feedback, but also for friendship. (I am sure there will be other luncheons). Thank you.

Take a Class...out of your comfort zone... 

I have signed up for an art class. I feel every artist needs to take classes, especially those that pushes us out of our comfort zone. I am not a portrait painter, but that is the class I am going to be taking....so I am definitely going out of my comfort zone...way out there. The class is by Ted Nuttall.  It will be for 5 days...9-4. 

I have been practicing painting portraits...and by the looks of things, I am not a portrait painter and probably will never be one !!!  Heaven help Ted Nuttall for having me as a student.

If by chance a magic wand gets passed over top of me and I can  paint a few decent portraits, I will with the many compositions and subjects in my head that sprang up from the few I have practiced painting.

The below one is not finished. I haven't painted on it for about 2 weeks and I'm not sure I can finish it after this amount of time without it looking  like 2 people have painted on it. Ted wants us to paint vertically with our watercolors, which isn't the way I paint with watercolors. Also,  I am using Ted's color palette and I'm not use to those colors as my portrait colors...so those two things different for me has been interesting.

Get out there and do something that challenges you. Have Fun.

Not Finished