JAN 7TH 2011

MY NEXT  CLASS TO TEACH FOR  OTOW WILL BE  WATERCOLOR. IT  WILL BE  FOLLOWED  BY  PENCIL DRAWING  CLASS. I PLAN TO  USE THIS  AS A  LESSON  TO TEACH  RENDERING. IT  HAS  ELEMENTS OF  DARK, MIDTONE ,AND  LIGHT.

THIS  PASTEL , WAS  DONE  IN THE  LIFE  DRAWING   GROUP . OBVIOUSLY , I AM PROUD  OF  IT.
THIS  WEEK, I AM TOYING  WITH THE  IDEA  OF  DOWNSIZING  MY ART  SUPPLIES.  GETTING  RID  OF  THE  OIL PAINTS. PARTLY BECAUSE  OF  CONCERN  FOR  HEALTH. BUT  ALSO , I AM  FEELING  LIKE A  HOARDER... DUE TO THE  SUPPLIES  THAT  HAVE TO GO WITH  ACRYLIC, WATERCOLOR, PASTEL, GRAPHITE-PENCILS, FRAMING , AND THE  LIST  GOES  ON AND  ON. I CAN SEE MYSELF  BRINGING  THE  SUPPLIES  FOR  OIL TO A  SCHOOL. EVENTUALLY , I WANT TO  HAVE  ONLY TWO  MEDIUMS  ...