I don’t regret taking painting. I actually used to love drawing & painting, but my hobby drifted away after graduating high school. I actually applied to an art school during my senior year. Unfortunately, my parents did not agree with my educational goal and had decided than to be a nurse. So here I am in painting class and I’m having a blast!! I think I could take this class over and over and never get tired of taking it!!
I’m really excited to see what types of paintings I can come up with!! I’ve actually just finished painting my first masterpiece!! LOL!! It was tons of fun!! We made a color chart and from there we learned how to mix colors and make them the colors we needed them to be.
I chose Jennifer Garant’s Chef to Go!! I love Jennifer Garant!! She makes the cutest paintings of chefs. One of my themes in my house is Chef themed…my kitchen!! My kitchen is still a work in progress, but I hope I can fill my kitchen up with tons of chefs!!

For class we had to pick a painting of a master artist. It was an easy choice for me!! I thought cool!! It could be another collection for my chef themed kitchen!! The only problem I had was finding a picture large enough to follow to make my painting. So I drew this picture based off a small black and white picture, but had to follow the colors I used for this painting off of another chef picture.


For this painting I used acrylics, painting pens to sharpen some of the curves and smaller parts, and a canvas. I think it was 11x24.

The workspace that I used was my kitchen table!! LOL!! It was a little small and crammed, but it did the job!! My husband actually suggested that next time we create a personal workspace for me to paint. I couldn't believe it!! LOL!!

My camera's REALLY old so some of the pictures...Most of the pictures came out a little blurry...

Viola!! My picture is completed!! I had a hard time with the checkered scarf and some of the shading, but overall I'm happy with my picture. Not bad for painting for the first time. I mean REALLY painting. It's even more difficult when you're trying to copy a master artist.
I had tons of fun painting. It REALLY kept me busy and it's such a great stress reliever!! It really winds me down and relaxes me...
So what do you think?
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