I'm back to class on Mondays at Longboat Key Art Center with Bill Buchman - whoo hoo!

Bill showed us exercises we could do with charcoal to warm up and he wanted us to think about using movement in our drawing . . . 

Below shows another demo by Bill with colored pastels. I love watching Bill work and always learn a lot.

Most of the class we watch and listen. For perhaps 1/3 of the class we try out what we have been seeing. Below are two close ups of one of Bill's compositions.

I love how he selectively added color with pastels and brought this to life!

Below is one of my class pieces. I'm trying to incorporate all I have learned this afternoon . . . . movement, color, variety . . . freedom plus fun expression - go with the flow. Let the painting speak to you. Hmmmm, it's funny. No matter how it comes out, I always feel good doing it.

The name of this class is Creative Breakout!  I am learning & enjoying.

With Bill's permission I took photographs in class and a short video. I will embedded the video in my post, but if you cannot see it, please click on this link to view.

 It is just 1 minute 24 seconds long. I am learning how to make videos with sound, photos & video clips. I hope you enjoY - I think it came out good! 

: ) Lenna