Figure Painting Excercise

I take a weekly painting class with Maureen Engle. Typically it is run as an "open studio" where we all paint what we want, and Maureen assists us as needed, and we do group critiques. It is always fun, and such a fun group to paint with, but I especially like when we do a specific painting exercise. No matter how much I have learned about painting, I think there is always room to learn more.

This week we started a figure painting exercise, inspired by the paintings of Michael Steirnagle. I have painted the figure a number of times, but have really wanted to concentrate on it more, ever since our trip last spring to Europe. Michael's paintings are amazing, and such an inspiration.

Shown here is my painting in the initial stages. This image may look familiar, as I am using a similar reference photo that I used for "The Girls". It is also one of the girls from the triptych on which I am currently working. (Thanks to my friends for being such great models!!! - You know who you are:-) Check back next week to see the completed painting...

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