Cup of Java

Cup of Java

Assignment 3 - your favorite cup.  Naturally, my favorite cup was in the dishwasher, and the only cup available was a glass one....arrrgggghhhh.  So, I made myself a nice pot of coffee and tackled the task of drawing a glass mug filled with coffee sitting on a glass wicker table.  It turned out pretty good, I saw after I was done that my dimensions are off slightly on the top rim of the mug, but again, I can live with it.  I really felt it important to do the entire background this time, to captuer the feel of the glass and wicker table.  One of my weaknesses is backgrounds and composition. 

I love doing these drawing assignment, they are such great practice and really make you "see" whatever it is you are drawing. 

I had to finish this drawing tonight, as my week will be busy with a watercolor painting workshop I am participating in.  A week of intense painting, I figure I will be pretty wiped out by the end of the day.  Class goes from 9:30 until 3:30, and Wednesday we will be painting in the Rain Forrest - El Yunque.  I will be posting about the experience and uploading my finished works. 

Again, your feedback both good and back is welcomed and appreciated. 

A New Year, A New Start

2011 is here, and with it new hopes, goals and inspiration. I have been working hard on my painting, and am committed to taking my art to the next level.

The first step was creating this blog - The Painting Palette. A new adventure for me - blogging. . . I am hoping to share my accomplishments, failures, and lessons learned in my journey of discovering my creative inner self. Additionally, I am hoping to blog about my adventures in living in Puerto Rico, and a little about the art community here.

I have signed up for Draw, Sketch, Doodle Weekly Drawing Challenge - first assignment is to draw a shoe. As I work on these challenges, and my other artistic endeavors, I will post them here. I hope that everyone will feel free to give me feedback - both positive and negative. Critique is necessary for growth and growth is necessary for improvement. And for me - it is all about discovery, growth and improvement.

Paint on -