100 Canvases: Canvas #16

As previously mentioned, I took a week-long "Expressionistic Figure Painting" workshop at The Art Students League with artist Barbara Yeterian.  We worked on our paintings in twenty-minute increments and I took photos at each breaking point.

Here's a closer look at the finished canvas:

I could have used a little more time with this painting, especially in the background, but I'm going to call it done.  And I think this painting really shows my growth during the week-long class.  It's much freer than the first one.  There's emotion and a story.  Hooray!  And my biggest take-away: don't do the harsh outline I always do.  This is definitely a painting style that I want to continue to work in.  I have a tendency to outline everything and I'm excited about getting away from that and moving towards more color blocking.  I think the hands in this painting are a great example of how well that technique works.

It's a terrible and blurry photo, but here I am with my classmates, the teacher, and the models:

And here are all three canvases from class together:

I've got to get 84 more canvases done by the end of the year if I'm going to meet my self-imposed deadline of 100 by December 31, 2013.  So, I'd best get to painting!

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