Scramble 2013-W32

I awoke with every good intention of savoring lesson 2 from Pastel School, and got as far as choosing the final pastels (greens, tricky) when suddenly I realized everything I'd prepared was for lesson 3.  Dang.  A quick glance at the lesson 2 materials list completely dampened my enthusiasm so I decided to paint instead.  But what?  The scramble was on.

After scouring my inspiration archives — and ruling out the first half dozen possibles — I came across this iconic image and coincidentally Bette Davis's name had came up yesterday.  That was enough karma for me.  It was nice to paint again after a few weeks of dry brushes; nevertheless, I hope to grit my teeth and get back to pastels lesson 2 on my mid-week art night.

I also hope to catch up with my Truman College art mates next weekend for their sketch outing, so heaven only knows what next week's blog posting might bring.  Please come back to surveil that (whatever it may be) and meanwhile enjoy today's portrait.

Two Blue