I'm still waiting on those gallery demo photos.  When I receive 'em, I'll post 'em. 

I'll be demonstrating and running the Head Painting Workshop again at Salt Lake Community College for our Concurrent Enrollment Program's High School Workshops this Friday.  He's the same model we had last year for the painting, Rogue, posted previously.  "The Captain" is a terrific model and what a great costume!  The kids really enjoy him.  Fantastic how well these students do in a session from life.

We'll concentrate on value utilizing a palette of only titanium white, burnt sienna and burnt umber. 

We'll chant:
"Give me a V...give me an A give me an...L give me a...U give me an...E!  What does it spell?  VALUE!"

We'll pay homage to Mr. Howard Pyle with emphasis on value and the pirate costume.

Howard Pyle, Father of American Illustration and Founder of the Brandywine School, taught the principles, and I paraphrase:

-With every change in plane direction, comes a change in value.

-The darkest light (middle/dark halftones) on the light side of an object cannot be as dark as the lightest light (reflected light) on the dark side.  Conversely, the lightest dark (reflected light) on the dark side of an object, cannot be as light as the darkest light (middle/dark halftones) on the light side.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the demo Friday!  Great turnout.  Thank you for the interested and inquisitive participation!

Wonderful to see old friends and meet new ones.  We had professional artists, students, art appreciators, and collectors attend. 

David did a fantastic job with the lighting, set up and tunes!  Thanks to our model - he endured to the end.

The demo piece was completed in three hours.  Collection David Hawkinson. 

Photos posted soon.

Come on out to Terra Nova Gallery tonight, Fri., Feb. 6th from 6-9pm, and visit with me as I demonstrate from life.  I love these demos.  It's an exciting combination of model, artist and onlooker participation. It's a challenge switching on both sides of my brain simultaneously so I can talk and paint at the same time.  Forgive me if I end up painting a conversation and talking a brushstroke!

See you there!