And so it begins....

O.K., ladies and gentlemen, I have 2 major things to report on today. First off, I figured out how to get pictures up here so here we go. This is my studio in all it's glory. I posted them backwards so we will start with the view from my blacony (yes, I have a balcony) and we'll end with the picture of the front door of the building.







The person coming through the door at the end is my studio mate, Sandy from Canada. So yes, that's where I will be everyday when I'm not outside, painting. It's a hard life, but I will do my best to muddle through. The next thing I have to post is my first day of painting. Yes, I had a slight heart attack before it all started. Our instructor, Jody, had set up a still life for each different group of painters. I, being a complete dork, needed help setting up my fabulous French easel that the wonderful Debbie Jones gave to me about a year ago. Once set up, I was momentarily frozen, but eventually bit the bullet, so to speak, and started sketching. After some helpful tips from Jody, I transferred the sketch to my gesso-ed paper and started painting. Part of the assignment was to deal with a limited palette. The only colors I used were cadmium red, lemon yellow, burnt sienna, lamp black, and titanium white. Here's where the painting was about 1pm today. I'll post the updated work tomorrow.