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Sharing some images from the INCREDIBLE Morgan Library Sargent exhibition which is on display until January 2020. If you can get over to NYC to see it, then I really encourage you to. The portraits were outstanding. In person, the charcoals are softer and somewhat more diffused than they appear in photos. I really learned a lot from observing them today. Awesome day.
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Nothing can replace practice and sweat. I'm realizing that more and more lately. It's not easy and there's no shortcuts. Always working from life and trying my best.  I had my watercolor class tonight and I brought in some of my paintings for my students to see. One of my students really liked the watercolor that's pictured below. I told him that I set up a christmas cactus in some sunlight because the cactus had just bloomed and I only got to work on it for about 10 - 15 minutes before the sunlight disappeared. I started the painting boldly and by squinting and it actually came out really well. I like to work free from "techniques", but I have tested the value of squinting at the beginning of the painting process and I find it extremely valuable in my own practice. Squinting enables a certain boldness and freshness that acts as a great base for further detail. I'll be painting a bunch more and sharing more thoughts soon.  I'm being myself in my life and my art from here on out. The main thing I want is to focus on working entirely from life. No more special techniques or whatever. Just doing what feels right. Have a great weekend everyone!
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