Sooo... Much Fun Painting Today

This morning, a model sat for some of the Atelier artists. There's nothing better. The model was terrific. I love this pose, the outfit, my angle. This is one of those paintings that has solid bones. If I love it, right off the bat and am thrilled to be painting it every second along the way -- a winner it will be. I will spend three more sessions -- each of the next three Wednesdays -- on it. Check out the progress each week.

Then, this afternoon we hung the upstairs gallery from floor to ceiling, salon style. It looks exciting. Fantastic, really. I have a feeling visitors on the studio tour this coming Saturday and Sunday will stand in there and their jaws will drop. It's that great.

Come visit us this Saturday and Sunday (October 17&18), 10am-5pm at the Artists' Atelier, 1144 Walker Road, Suites D&G, Great Falls, VA 22066. Studios will be open all around town as part of the Great Falls Annual Art Studio Tour. Get more information and download a map at the Great Falls Studios web site: www.greatfallsstudios.com.

"Tranquility" work in progress (day one), oil on linen, 30"h x 24"w, copyright Jill Banks 2009.
Plus, a glimpse of our upstairs gallery. That's my painting "Alice with a Bad Case of Wanderlust" in the lower left corner of the wall. "Alice" won Best of Show at the Art League in July 2005 -- my first award. She doesn't make an appearance very often.

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