The Fifty Stroke Apple
Last week's Class Challenge was to paint an apple with fifty strokes! (Well, OK, fifty-ish!) Here is my demo, painted on a 6x6" piece of toned, sanded paper. Here are some student examples... A few of my students did more than one. Aren't they great!!! A great exercise for many reasons... Knowing that you have to use minimal strokes, forces you to make each one very intentional . Fewer strokes make the painting seem more fresh and lively . Often leaving some of the paper showing creates a spontaneous feel to the piece. For this coming week's class we will keep to a similar theme of "Less is More" . We will try some mini-landscapes using minimal strokes. Please bring small paper sizes for this exercise. 3x5", 5x7", or 6x6". I love it when I have to stay home and get things done and it turns out to be a snowy day! It feels good to be home safe and warm and ac