Workshop Studies with Camille Przewodek, 'Color Boot Camp'

So, now that I have all these studies listed here, please note that they are NOT finished paintings, but simply studies/ starts to gain an understanding of Hensche's teachings. Done in an abbreviated time frame, they are simply studies to understand the juxtaposition of cool light vs. warm light on sunny days, or grey days. Generally speaking - shadows are cool on sunny days, and shadows are warm on grey days.

The block studies were both done in full sunlight. The house with the blue door, painted on a grey/overcast day. The house with the vehicle out front, was painted in full sunlight. The landscape with the tree in the pasture, was painted in grey/overcast weather (just before a huge storm, tornado warnings, etc!). The figures (mudheads as Charles Hawthorne called them) were painted in full sun. Re-reading Hawthorne's book gave me cause to grin when I came across the statement that figures in the sun are almost easier to paint than a full landscape. I agree! Squint your eyes and look at what's in front of you - what's darker, the sand/grass or the person.

It is always a treat to paint with someone who has a lot more "paint mileage" under them. And as Camille pointed out, when she studied with Hensche, it was 'life-changing'...and with learning something new, you can't go back to what you 'used to do' in the past. You must find how to integrate it into your own work and move forward with it. So, I hope you'll keep following my blog posts as I continue the journey I started last summer with Leif Nilsson, and continue on from studies with Camille this year.