Here are the two images I wanted to load a few days ago.  I got everything ready and then could not get them to go onto the demonstrations page.  I still cannot figure out what I am doing wrong.  That page is on hold somewhere in the ether.  I decided to put it here so you don’t have to wait any longer.  The first one is the sketch that I have worked on a little while the transfer paint is still wet. (I don’t like to leave lines).  The second one is after two or three sessions.  Mostly I have just worked the lights and darks in a few layers so that I can make as many corrections as I want.  Soon my student and I will begin with adding color to the flesh.  This is very difficult because it involves using a light touch and being able to know what you are looking for.

I thought you might like to see another painting I am working on.  It takes a lot of work for me to do something other than portraits because I really have no idea what I am doing.  I just love flowers and so when I have nice ones, I get some photos and then later I can work on a still life.  Of course I will call this one Wine and Roses.

I got a nice surprise recently.  I was watering my orchids and noticed three flowering stems on a specimen that I’ve had for five years!  It took almost two months for the inflorescence to open.  It is a mini oncidium and that blossom is about as big as a thumbnail.  Then a couple of days ago, I discovered two blossoms, not open yet, on my cymbidium that I’ve had for years!  Since it never bloomed, I did some research and found that they just won’t bloom in this part of the country.  But there they are.  When they open, I’ll show you.

I am really eager to let you see the painting I’m preparing for the shows but I just don’t want to reveal it yet.  Maybe I’ll take a detail shot and post it soon.  Till next time.  Blessings, Shalom, Diana