Week 9 Homework

As we started last Thursday, we were to gesso a canvas and then partition into quadrants. We were to find two contrasting items to paint in monochrome paintings, using 30 minutes for each painting. I had a hard time selecting my items, but finally decided on a white ramekin and a thermos.  I think the three paintings do show improvement, with the last being the best, but this is tough work in such a short period of time.


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