Study of Jodi

Jodi

Jodi is my favorite head study from my graduate school days. She was such a lovely girl and lovely to paint. This life sketch of her came together so easily; it practically painted itself. That NEVER happened to me in art school; I really had to work at my paintings. Here in about the last 5 years, I’ve put down enough “brush mileage” for painting to become much more effortless. It’s still requires intense brain work and concentration, but I’ve learned how to get what I want on canvas a lot faster. My instructor Brian Jekel would tell us that when we achieved this level of skill, painting would feel like eating chocolate. He was right! Of course...back then, it felt like we would NEVER get there; but we really wanted to believe him!