Having my normal struggle with color decisions... So can't decide.
Have any preferences? Alternate suggestions?



Issues ranged from PERSPECTIVE, sometimes an arch enemy, sometimes a friend. PA from The Night Before Christmas visited the Oval Office for a size study, and I ended up building about nine little sets to determine that in the end, the "wrong" perspective seemed to work best for the stage illusion.
Because Michelle did the drawings, the CHARACTERS went pretty smoothly.
And THINGS are always easy!
BUT despite Michelle's fine portrait drawings, PORTRAITS are just really, really difficult. I discovered that you cannot simply wash over an existing drawing with color--you have to understand the subject completely, just like the original portrait artist. I found the women easier--probably because I used to spend hours redrawing illustrations from Nancy Drew books when I was little! But Obama, despite his unique features, was sooooo difficult and I am still not thrilled--but the setting and the title should give everyone a clue as to who he is...I think!

It was cloudy-rainy night that got dark astronomically quickly - yet, we ventured out in the dark to see Gudrun's new waterfall and dry river bed...
...as well as getting a peek at her stone-carving gazebo (complete with wonderful carved polarbear in progress)
We also got to see the score she made at Michelle's garage sale, where many studies and paintings were sold for a mere pittance...
Speaking of Michelle, she continues to teach and teach and teach and paint and paint and paint (selling a couple every month at the gallery). We also got to enjoy an amazing ginger-with strawberries-cake by Jo. Happy Birthday Michelle!
Kathleen showed us samples from her summer-long human anatomy project, as well as her latest experiments in media - this watercolor/colored pencil approach is a total win.
Sarah... What can we say about Sarah? She brought in a series of 2 minute edits of some of the radio stories she's been working on, catered to the working styles of each of us... Only Sarah...
A bunch of us headed down to Seattle (picking up Rebecca, in front of her very cute building in the process) -
Travis Louie's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Monster". Victorian gothic painting fun!