"Osage-Oranges and Purple" Painting in Progress

"Osage Oranges and Purple" work in progress, 24"h x 18"w, oil, ©Jill Banks 2011

Today for Still Life class, students brought in a vast array of treasures. We had every corner covered and even some extra, very paintable subjects to ignore. Trina brought in these flowers (I don't know what they are) and purple vase and osage-oranges ... and this setup inevitably "called me" the most. (They were all tempting.) I moved the arrangement ... that's fading fast upstairs to my studio to paint in the afternoon. I have a feeling the flowers will be down to the tabletop by the time I can get back to them tomorrow.

In the next two days, I have a lot to do ... but they are unscheduled. That's a relief.

ON EXHIBIT

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club’s 115th Annual Open Juried Exhibit

National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, NYC, October 4-28

The Art League's October All-Media Membership Exhibit,  105 N. Union St., Alexandria, VA. My charcoal drawing of "Oscar" was juried in and will be on view through November 7. "Cubanelle and Roses" is in the Bin Gallery.

American Artists Professional League 83rd Grand National,Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, NYC, Nov. 1-11

My grouping of three. I had the only elephant in the room.

To read more about the 100 Faces in 100 Days project on my web site (www.jillbanks.com), go to the 100 Faces Project Pages 1 and 2 where you can see all 100 of my volunteers. Click on the paintings, and go to my blog post for that person's sitting.

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100 Faces in 100 Days Project Page 2 (faces 55-100): www.jillbanks.com/jillbanks/100_Faces_in_100_Days_Project_2.html
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