Wes has started working from photos instead of live models. He still likes live models, but this way we can paint at our pace, rather than waiting for our schedules to mesh with the models'. Wes's Mae West Fest plays have finished, so he has time to work. His drawing has leapt to a new level -- fewer lines, surer strokes, the essence captured. I went over this week, and he had more than 10 faces drawn, ready to paint. I was blown away.
I am going to get a duplicate palette and start painting at home, so I can paint more often. Also, then I can work on backgrounds while Wes works on faces. Then we can work together during our weekly seshes.
It worked well to take a few weeks off. I need regular breaks.
We're almost out of the Punjab paper, which Daniel Smith has discontinued. I'll look for a similar Indian Village substitute, 20" x 30". We want to stay with the same format for all 50 portraits.
I'm also working on the model release form, so we can get expectations & rights squared away.
In the last three weeks, Wes and I have both had our birthdays. This time next year, we'll be opening our show.
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