Thursday, March 11, 2010

Morning Sunflowers 12x9 oil


I just completed a 4 day workshop with Randall Sexton through the Debra Huse Gallery in Newport Beach, California. It was lots of fun and wonderful. I totally enjoyed learning from and watching Randy paint. He has the most amazing brushwork in his paintings along with atmosphere and edgework. His values were "spot on".
One of the unexpected joys of a workshop are the people. This was an extremely talented group of hardworking artists. Lots of conversations and shared wisdom made for a great workshop.
This was the first still life. I wanted to work loose with attention on my edges.
I will share more over the next few days.


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7 comments:

Dana Cooper said...

It looks great Dori! It was great fun as always painting with you!

Angela Elledge said...

Absolutely beautiful, I just left Dana's blog and am blown away by these gorgeous still lifes...can't wait to see more from your workshop!!!

Arti said...

Wonderful painting...

Mary Sheehan Winn said...

I can tell that you're on fire from that workshop! Your edges are rocking here and the color harmony is right on.

Pam Holnback said...

Really well done. Great values on the vase.

Leslie Saeta said...

Nice to see that you and Dana had a great time and your painting is lovely. this must be the week to paint sunflowers (although I only painted one ...)!

Connie Kleinjans said...

Wow. I want to take a workshop with him, too! I love how solid the sunflowers feel! And, yes, the value changes are excellent. I looked up close, and the darker petals are reddish! Nice.