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On Saturday 10/20/18 I took a Portrait Class with Pastel Artist Judith Leeds. It was very interesting to see and experience another artistic perspective from a talented Portrait Artist. The group of artists painted from a photo and then from a live model all freehand, first sketching in the basic shape of  the head and then laying in the shadow areas. Then applying the light areas and detail layered in and slowly building up the painting. It was a departure from the technique that I have developed but non the less it was very exciting to see and experience another approach to using pastels as a way to express one’s artistic viewpoint. Call it evolving or whatever you want it is the essence of the artist world we live in.

“Tools of the Trade” was especially exciting to paint since the subject matter is what every artist uses all the time when painting with oils or acrylics on large canvas. The funky can loaded with paint drippings, the large brushes and remnants of the paints used on the side of the brushes and canvas. The lighting was also very dramatic as was the general composition. It was very enjoyable to create!