Spring is TRYING to pop in, with some success. The swallows have arrived and are nesting. We have seen the juncos and the morning larks and other migratory birds.
The robins and the quail winter here, so they pop their heads in all year round. These were taken a few days before Christmas.
Feb 4 our Art Class with COS (College of the Syskiyous) spring semester started.
Our instructor Nancy Kilmer
lead us off with "drawing from the right side of the brain" exercises in preparation for "seeing light and color" palette knife technique.
This process of "seeing" starts with painting blocks. We are being taught to distinguish: the color the block actually is in bright light, in shadow, and cast shadow. It's the Henry Hensche method of seeing light and color.
This is a challenging process, mainly because the first color you paint is NOT the color you actually see. It's a base (under color) upon which you build layers. I have been working on mastering this process for a long time. It seems to get clearer as time goes on. We'll see. We will be painting en plein air (outdoors) as the season progresses.
I'll keep you posted.
luv/joB
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