OIL PAINTING CLASS - UPDATE

In reality, I didn't want to go to the basic oil painting class today because I can't draw and I have no talent.  But, I had put over $500 into the project, I've been telling everyone for years that I want to paint and I just couldn't stay home.  I am SO glad that I did it.  It was terrific.  There is so much to learn.  One of the best things I learned today is that not all painters are terrific  at drawing.  I also learned that even the teacher can paint better from a photo than from a live person. 

We learned about under-drawing, which is basically drawing the picture you will eventually paint with oils.  Our first subject is a lovely green pear sitting on a blue cloth.  This is my drawing except that I've fixed the stem since I took this photo so it is more curved and therefore looks more like a stem than a stick!  I think my pear was pretty good.  It wasn't the best, but was not the worst.

Met a woman in the class who paints in acrylics with a palette knife and not brushes. I  loved her work and hope to learn more about her techniques in the future.  

It's funny.  I left that class on cloud nine.  Maybe you CAN teach old dogs new tricks.  More to come as the pear ripens.