This is week 4.

This week we'll really dig into the White Objects Painting assignment. Many of you are progressing well having already sketched everything in and laid in the local colors of the objects. Now you'll start thinking about light and shadow and how to use what you've learned about color to show the variety of whites in the still life.

You should also make sure your blog is completely up-to-date because we'll be having and official "check-in" on Wednesday. I'll be using the checklist I made for you to do this and you can find copies on the bulletin board in the studio or on First Class in our class folder. Be sure you've made comments on your classmates' blogs as well. Remember...post for Friday. Comment by Monday.

The homework for this week will be good preparation for the painting we'll start next week which will involve thinking about surface and texture.

This is week 3.

This week we'll be aiming to get our color charts and Studies in Smallness finished so we can start a larger painting of all White Objects. Students last year across the board said the White Objects Painting was the most frustrating assignment of the course, but that they also learned the most from doing it. The learning curve is about to get steeper!

Also, make sure your blog is up-to-date by checking the blog roll hanging next to the bulletin board in the studio and in the BLOG BLOG BLOG folder on First Class. It's time to get into the routine of posting homework and works-in-progress to your blog by Friday and commenting on two of your classmates' blogs by Monday.

I'll continue to post examples of what you should be posting to your blog here on the class blog and label those posts TO DO ON YOUR BLOG.