@Michelle Cyr You mentioned we could buy more of the "canvases" we are using from you. Is there a link for that or we just order through you here?

People often ask why I start with a fluorescent base layer. For me, it’s all about helping my eyes see colour more clearly. The bright underpainting makes it much easier to judge the colours I’m adding on top and helps me build the painting gradually. I also love that, by the end, tiny little flashes of that fluorescent colour still peek through in places. They’re not mistakes, they bring a little extra energy and light to the painting, making it feel more alive for me. It also tells people that this work is mine i didn’t realise this someone pointed it out as I just did it originally to help my eyes adjust 🙈💜

Did a postcard this morning. It is the Seven Sisters one East Sussex, not far from where we live. Painted with Gouache, a new medium I am trying.

Psst- the teacher isn’t looking. 🤡 🌅 Get your phone and post your favorite pic. Drop it in the comments below. __________________________________ 👆🏻Cliff Notes Version 👇🏻 A little more detail. The why 👉🏻 In LESSON 1, _________________________ The amount of detail we put into realism paintings simply isn’t stored in your brain. Not yet… and honestly, maybe not ever. That is NORMAL! The first lesson is in classroom HERE After you read the lesson, find 1 or 2 or even 3 images that mean something special to you. They do NOT have to be images you plan to paint. Think of it as building your inspiration library for this entire community. Later, we will VOTE on the one to paint in class. Drop it. What makes that image so special to you?

Ok, No banana pics ….. today. I am all up in my nostalgic feels from college remember the FIRST day of my first figure drawing class. Smallish, black dude standing in front of a class of virgin 20 year olds and dropping his robe to expose it ALL so I could draw ALL of it. I am teaching an IRL Figure drawing class tomorrow. The model is clothed but it still brings me back. And I was looking at some art and I wanted to show you something. Point something out. WARM AND COOL Exaggerated. See how the front of the body is very warm - reds, creams and warm browns. But there is a second light. Maybe a florescent light? And the highlights are BLUE! And how about the composition? What do you see? 🔺⭕️📐?????? This is a painting by an artist that my friend @Thomas Richards turned me on to. He paints much looser thank I do but I love it. Benjamin Lester Michael in Shadow 11” x 14” Oil on Birch Panel