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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Andrew Castrucci's Painting Class, Thursday, March 27, 2014

I got the chance to do Andrew's class again, I love his class. I always forget to add how long the poses are. This was about a two and half hour standing pose in a three hour class.

Artist David, I love how
he mixes mediums. The energy
in this is great.

Artist Christina, I always love her
pallet.

Artist Anna, this was her largest
canvas of me. She always picks
up my love of purples.

Artist Laura, this is saying
so much. Y'all know I
love energy.

Artist Ken, I have learned I have to
catch him at his halfway point. That point
when an artist thinks the work is not working
for them. Love it.

Artist Sebastian, even though
he could not get his groove
you have to admit this has beauty.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Artist Andrew Castrucci Evening Class on Thursday, March 20, 2014

The hours before this class were so crazy and certainly affected my personal presentation, yet these artists still pulled out great work.

Well first about me:

My Mom had been hit by a car while she was not hurt to need to be in a hospital, I wanted to be sure she was okay. This meant I had to forfeit my afternoon class. Now I never cancel lightly, because I lose money I can not get back.
Then the traffic was annoying. The bus driver was trying to make up for lost time and ends up getting pulled over for spending. So it was becoming clear I was going to be late.
My phone died, so I thought. I could not call ahead. Turns out I need another new phone. My phone has just started powering down whenever it sees fit.
Finally, I make it to class and then I get sick.
In all my running around, I had forgotten to eat ALL DAY. I woke up at 5:30 am it was now 7:00 pm and I had only eaten once the day before. It hit me when I began to get lightheaded. This is not how I normally treat my body at all.
So I was determined to finish this class for the students. I had to shorten my poses and have the fan on high plus keep drinking cold water.

So with all this disruption this is the great work the students have done. This class focuses on the abstract, esp. using different materials to create the artwork.