When the Spring term ended, I wanted to continue the painting sessions through the Summer if there would be enough participation by the students. To my pleasant surprise, 11 students signed up for it! So here we are, painting on!

The major challenge in my part turned out to be coordinating around everyone's class/work/vacation schedule, including mine. So, for the Summer, it will be Wednesday/Friday Painting Club. We will be painting each other on Wednesday mornings. I am lobbying to get the faculty and staff members to pose for us on Friday afternoons.

Steven, 18"x16", oil on linen

It is so nice to paint people with different skin colors, especially people with deep, dark skin, where there is so much color coming out of it that it can easily be overwhelming. The dark tone of Steven's skin and the cool lights on his face were such a delight to paint.
Overall, I like the outcome of this painting: it seems to reflect Steven's quiet and gentle demeanor while still showing the presence of mass of his head.

A few photos from the end of the semester group critique/pizza party

Every participant put up 1-4 paintings for the session.

The guest models, Carol Luc and Lindsay Harmon, also participated in the event. They collected paintings of their choice(of themselves) at the end of the session.

Tough to look pretty while eating in a photo.

Gabriela offering her opinion on one of the paintings.

Vinny concentrating on the pizza.