Dynamic class

Linda Packard's pastel class is so dynamic because of the process she uses in teaching us. This week she had us do a "painting in the round". We each started a painting the passed the painting to the person on the right after a timed session (approx. 2min) We received a painting from the left and continued painting on that painting for a timed session and then passed it to the person on the right ..continuing until each person had painted on all 8 paintings. Essentially each person painted on every painting. The fact that you had to respond to what was on the paper and continue was so freeing. I just loved the way the paintings came out...See the results below.

Publish Post

Don't you agree that these paintings are fantastic?

Next was the critique of each students work from the semester. 

The group is in awe of the results of the "painting in the round"

Rita's beginning painting

Rita's first pastel painting

One of Rita's series paining from this semester

Priscilla's Blue lady

Priscilla talks about her paintings

Priscilla displays her paintings that shows her progression during the semester.

Carol displays her work from the semester

Carol Brooks

Carol's Lily

Liz's display of her paintings this semester

Liz discusses her paintings with the class

Michelle's first painting

Michelle discusses her painting process

Michelle's display of her paintings

Michelle's painting the final in her series

Fred discusses his painting process

Fred's pastel of St. John's Church

Fred's Fern Painting

Fred's painting from this semester

Fred's series painting

Linda Packard leads the critique

Gigi shows off her newest painting

Gigi McIntosh

Gigi's pastel

Gail displays her work of the semester

Liz and Michelle enjoys the class comments

Linda and Fred

As a last gift from the class we exchanged paintings.

Pastel painted by Sue Roberts

painting by Gigi McIntosh

Priscilla Ireland's painting

Fred Iron's painting

painting by Carol Brooks

painting by Rita Haunert

Priscilla Ireland's painting

Michelle Walker's painting

Liz Donald's painting

Gail Hypsky's painting

Linda Packard's painting

Nov. 13 post

OMG, I forgot to post these paintings from Nov. 13th.
Linda Packard's class continues to be stretching. I just love that! We are doing paintings that are not our usual and stretch our artistic core in ways that we never knew possible.

This is the first in a series of The Old County Rd. by Sue Roberts

This pastel is by Sue, in painting this pastel the composition was awkward
so cropping was in order, hence 3 small paintings that work.

This is the last painting in this series done by Sue. It is a take off from the original photo
of the Old County Road.

This is Liz Donald's pastel that is the first in a series of 2

Pastel by Liz Donald. This is the second in the series that she painted using only one photo.

Priscilla  Ireland painted this pastel in a monotone and it is very effective.

This is Priscilla's pastel that she painted in color for a completely different feel. Same
photo used in painting these.

Priscilla painted this with color but a different feel. This completes her series of 3 using the same
photo 

Michelle Walker's beautiful rendered pastel has a feeling of spirituality. This is the
first in her series.

Michelle chose to change her view of this composition for the last pastel
in her series.

Fred Irons painted this pastel using an approach that draws the
the viewer into the painting.

Fred painted this pastel with one color to enhance the composition.This is the last
painting in his series.

Gail Hipsky painted the canola fields in "The County". This is here
first in her series.

Gail's painted this from a slightly different view. This is second painting in this series.

Gail painted her canola fields in a very different abstract form. Number 3 in her series.

Gail's last painting in her series.

Gloria Hodgdon painted this pastel keeping in mind of her series.

Gloria focused in on this tree for an alternate view for the last in her series.

Rita Haunert painted her homestead. Her view and color add to
the interesting composition.

Rita painted the front view of her homestead. #2 in her series.

Another view of her homestead, Rita completed her series of 3

Carol Brooks painted this ocean scene as her 1st in a series.

This is Carol's 2nd view of her ocean scene and her final piece in her series.

Joanne McIntosh painted this pastel as the first in a series.

This is Joanne 2nd pastel and a different view and color.

Joanne's painting is abstract but is still a part of the  original photo and her 3rd in her series.

Joanne's 4th paining is also an abstract. Slightly different view but a completely different feel. The last in
her series.