Decided that it is easier in a way to just apply the paint with the knife (which I never do), after mixing with the knife (which I had rarely done before this class with Catherine Kehoe). I am trying to learn to mix the exact color I see with,of course!, the right value. We are supposed to simplify the shapes as if it were a cut out collage, or a paint by numbers. This is so hard to do!
Our model wore her working costume (actually the undergarments) from Coggeshall Farm, southern New England's only living history full time working farm. I can't tell you how beautiful the light was on her, the soft fabrics gave ample opportunity for working on drapery. The time flew by.
