BIG cat day

Last day of class was to paint BIG, on BIG paper (18x24"). I painted Hans' cat Molly. I am kind of liking it. It doesn't look like Molly (eyes are too close together here). I liked that I did this quickly--about 45 minutes from drawing the basic shape to saying, "that's it; I'm done." I like how I didn't fuss around with too many details. Even getting the whiskers in at the end wasn't traumatic because it's so big that I couldn't really screw it up.

Like the last 2 series of classes I took at Kat's studio, the other painters were a wonderful bunch of people. I love Saturday mornings when I get to paint with 7 other creative free spirits.

I have improved my skills and paint mixing. I have more confidence in making my marks and not so worried about making the mark because, duh, you can paint over it again. My discovery of using retarder in the acrylic was an exciting development from this class.

Next up for April (I must be out of my mind) --
1. A 5 week class in gouache. Still looking for my media and maybe the one that supposed to be kind of like acrylic watercolor will be it?
2. An online drawing class for drawing live subjects (not from photos). We must draw at least 30 minutes per day. I think I can do that. Less materials to set up and clean up. Ink and paper. Should be easy enough (I say now).
3. Continue my alley series.