Painting Janet's Yard

I haven't seen my friend Janet for a couple of years... how has it been that long?

Back in March (I think) we picked a day in May and said "We're painting!"

And we did.

I went to NJ on Friday night so we would have an easier, early morning to paint.

This is my first painting from Saturday morning, 9x12 oil:

And the second painting, which was VERY rushed and also on a timer so I could be on time for the bus back to NYC. My timer went off and I decided to take the next bus and finish... still very rushed!

If I feel rushed for time, it stresses me out and I get a little sloppy with the painting.

But it's also a very good exercise in efficiency....

I don't know, I felt stressed but still had fun.

8x10 oil

Janet is so much fun and so wacky- and she's an amazing artist as well!

Janet and I both have Alla Prima Pochade boxes, but different models.

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Janet made an AWESOME dinner on Friday night!

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Janet's dog, Bo:

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Janet has an AMAZING studio, it's the entire top floor of her house, and her house is very large!

It's one of the best studio spaces I have ever seen, and it even has a most excellent soaking tub!

We had such a good time, and it was so good to see her and talk wacky art talk.
She says I need to come back and I definitely will!

Mothers Day & Raphael

I have basically written Mother's Day off.

The most I can hope for is a Happy Mothers Day text from Daya, which happened, and that's it.

So, it's just a day.

I have been meaning to go see the Raphael show at the Met.

We have spoken about it in egg tempera class, at least the people who went already talked about it.

I have been needing to 1) find a day to do it and 2) brace myself for the inevitable crowd, which I haven't been in the mood for.

Karen went and said it was too big.

Janette went and really liked it, said the drawings were excellent.

I agree with both of them.

The exhibit was "padded" with a lot of Raphael-contemporary or influences.

I get it, but it was still too big.

The drawings were lovely though, that was true- and some of the paintings.

I didn't photograph the whole show- not even close, but here are pics of things I liked.