.dc adventures.

been at work away from los angeles,,,so i went out for a weekend excursion. my feet are having a fit right now as i type due to the abuse i gave them. of course, my digi camera ran out of battery at the end of today's trip,,, so i took out my pen and started to do quick sketches ~

.last class for winter.

this was done on last day of vadim's class. the model is about 60 yr old?, i gave him more than a lift and tuck haha.
i've learned quite a bit even thou the class was only 8 sessions. i will continue in SP just to keep up. happy painting y'all~~

roughly 4 hours,,,,

.older sketch.

 yah.... it's a fallen tree.... if you squint your eyes it might look like a fallen tree   :p
it was my first attempt painting the outdoors,,,,haha

i was testing some cheap watercolour brushes, i like the looseness of  this sketch since it was harder for me to control the brushes. 9x12

20x30
they were all done in year 2009-2010

.zorn palette.

no crimson, no ultramarine

vadim's class

this year, one of my biggest decision is to take a oil painting class and boy i'm loving it. i've always admire vadim's work and his class has been a great experience. he shows you what he meant by giving you a quick personal demo on 1/2 of your canvas.  he always wants you get better and pushes you to get there. we used zorn palette this week. i am amazed with all the color variation with the mix of just 2 color + bk/wt. vadim's class has been a great help. highly recommended.

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the piece is 11x14. iphone pix again. it's skewed ... if any of you can give me suggestion of how to take a better pix of your painting without glare and such please share your wisdom!!