David chose this site because it is an amazing cool, shady and breezy spot as it was a very hot, sunny day. The tide was coming in so he wanted us to paint our first one before the tide came in. The task today was to complete 3 9x12's between 1 and 5:30 p.m. hitting the right color notes as our primary goal. All six students completed 3 paintings in the time allotted--Connie finished first (I think she actually started before anyone else), and Bill painted the fastest (since he had larger canvases)! During the day, David regailed us with many interesting stories of the folklore of the area (I think his family goes back to the days of the 'witches' of Dogtown), and he tells good jokes, too! OK, OK, he did spend most of his time actually instructing! We finished the day with a critique--it was a great day for everyone. In my case, by the third one, things changed. There definately is something about thinking only about the shapes and color relationships--not thinking about the things. Working quickly forces you to "attack" AND you can 'get' the time of day better. In my opinion, I need to use more paint and stronger color.
Tomorrow we return to Monday's location on our 20x24 3-day piece where we will scrape it down and continue. We are starting earlier to hopefully get something done before the expected rain storm.
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