That's me, KGB! Working on my homework for Suzi Blu's awesome workshop. It's only the first week, but we've already had a couple of videos and PDF files, plus a bunch of homework. All of the course content has been really well done; Suzi did a fantastic job! If you want to learn how to… Continue reading Working on my Sketches
My painting class at Emily Carr ended today, but just as one class ends another one is beginning - and this one's online! The lovely Miss Suzi Blu is doing her first online workshop. I stumbled onto her YouTube videos earlier in the year and I've been a devoted fan ever since. She's so inspiring… Continue reading Endings and Beginnings
It was with a sniff that I walked out of my last painting class this afternoon; it has been such an incredible experience for me. I've learned so much in these few short weeks, met some cool people and just generally felt alive, inspired, happy. With most things I'm quite content to be self-taught, making… Continue reading Last Class
Gah! Sunday is my last class; I can't believe how quickly the summer has flown by! I've learned so much and thoroughly enjoyed each of my painting classes. This is the first course I've ever taken where not only did I never miss a class, but it didn't cross my mind to WANT to skip… Continue reading Time Flies
Today was another fantastic class, one that will totally change the way I've been painting. We focused solely on skin tones today, starting off by trying to create a color palette of all the colors that are in our own hands. Just looking at the back of my hand, really studying it, I realized how… Continue reading Getting Fingered
I couldn't have had a more perfect day today. I rode my bike to painting class with the sun warming my skin, then got to sit outside and paint on the patio of Emily Carr overlooking the harbor. It was such a postcard moment. Beautiful! What we learned in class today was awesome too -… Continue reading It’s A Beautiful Day
I would’ve liked more time to re-do my homework painting, but once I got to class and started talking to the other students, I discovered that my problems with the scooping technique were not unique to me. Lisa’s official criticism was pretty much what I had learned on my own – keep the palette clean… Continue reading Class Three
After I finished my homework painting from the first class, I caved and bought all new paints. I went for the cheaper student grade of paint, which Lisa (my instructor) said was fine for the purposes of this class, but did recommend that we invest in good paint if we wanted to continue. She told… Continue reading Class Two: Let’s Get Ugly
I've always done things a little backwards, so going back to school in the middle of summer when everybody else is out playing is quite fitting. I started my first class (acrylic painting techniques) on June 22nd, 2008 at the Emily Carr Institute (now reclassified as an official university). It’s a beautiful space on Granville… Continue reading School’s In For Summer