A Red Faced Warbler joins her buddies...

Red Faced Warbler

Finished this little painting today. It was really a challenge because I wanted to use, generally, the background colors as the previous bird paintings but it was hard to make the body pop out. So I move to to a much higher key than my photo source....artistic license and all that.  Painting her face I kept wondering if she's singing, complaining that hubby's late with dinner, or calling the kids back to the nest...?

Here are the four in the series. Each is 6x6", oil on board
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This Cardinal - the background color is too different to group it with the others; I may change it. We'll see....

Two October Workshops - come on down...

Fall session at College of Marin has begun -and both my workshops are in October.

Student Conquering Color Mixing

October 4th -  GET READY TO PAINT!  10:00 - 3:00.
For complete Novices.  This class already is close to capacity.  If you're interested sign up soon.

October 25th - ARTISTICALLY YOURS  10:00 - 1:00  (note, time is wrong in error in the catalog)
Open to ALL levels. Lots of playful painting - no specific subject to paint from. Exercises and warm-ups.

To sign up for either class, click this link, scroll down and click VISUAL ARTS and then find the class you want to join.    http://marincommunityed.augusoft.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=1010&&#!

Be sure to check my website for the Supply Lists!

Spread the word. Both these classes are no-stress, comfortable adventures.  Come for FUN.
Write me if you have questions.

Here are a sampling of photos from previous classes.  Do these 'kids' look like they're having a goodtime or what?

Guess Who?

8x8" oil on board

Took the photo not this but previous summer during the intermission of a children's production at The Playhouse in San Anselmo. There's a great park-like lawn...and kids were everywhere.  It was a fun day - the young thespians were so good; the picnic on the lawn-yummy. And getting several good paintings shots was icing on the cake.  One of my earlier posts "Follow the Leader"--also came from this same day.  The texture on this board is very hard and bumpy.  It's a birch board with gessoed canvas. I put plenty of paint on it; just a naturally rough surface.  Not sure if this is my favorite type.

Bluejay - take two

Blue Jay

When I got in my studio yesterday decided the blue on blue of at mr. blue jay just didn't do it for me. When the paint dried it looked pretty dull. He sat surrounded by blue when two of the other birds in this 'series' sat in a "brown" background (green/red/ blue/white mixed in varying degrees). Decided to change him to match the others.

On a totally different note, you know how we're moving to our 'downsizing' condo soon.? We went over to take a peek at the construction Saturday; thought I'd post a 'before' picture.  SCARY!   Hard to imagine it done in less than 60 days.