Day Two, Painting Jenny

Jenny Jusell, day two, oil, 30"h x 24"w, ©Jill Banks 2012

Very quick post ... and hopefully I can add more another night.

Today was day two, demo day at the Torpedo Factory. Lots of fun with lots of visitors. Thanks for coming!

Three days left there in Studio #333: Monday, Thursday and Friday. Then it's back to the Artists' Atelier, 1144 Walker Road, Suite G, Great Falls, VA. I hope to see you there!

Thanks, Mom ... again for your stellar job of welcoming folks into the studio.

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Events and Exhibits

Guests at the demo

August, Visiting Resident Studio Artist, Torpedo Factory, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, VA, Studio #333. See regular hours/days, reception, demo dates on the events page on my web site. 
I'll be in my studio:
Mondays, 10am-5pm
Thursdays, 2-9pm
Friday, noon-6pm
Saturdays, noon to 6pm
Sundays, noon to 6pm
Other events/times will be listed on my event page on my new web site. I hope to see you there!

July 7- August 31, Artists' Atelier, "Water, Water, Everywhere" group exhibit, 1144 Walker Road, Suite G, Great Falls, VA.  Open Saturdays, noon - 4pm. 

Sunday, October 14, MPA Artfest Outdoor Juried Arts Festival, McLean Central Park, McLean, VA

Saturday and Sunday, October 20&21, Great Falls Annual Studio Tour, 10am-5pm, visit artists in their studios throughout Great Falls on a self-guided tour. I’ll be at the Artists’ Atelier, 1144 Walker Road, Suite G, Great Falls, VA 22066

"Michelle I" Still Progressing...

Here's an update on a painting I did as practice before my public demo as part of my "On the Bright Side" exhibit at the Great Falls Library (9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, VA; on exhibit through August 31) ... of my son Sam's girlfriend, Michelle Anonick. I still want to work on some of my edges and her ears, hair, expression a bit, but I'll let it dry for four days before doing any more work on it. That way, the progress made to date won't be lost. (If I don't think it's improving, I can "erase" the new day's work.)

Sam's happy with it (again). Yea!

"Michelle I" work in progress, oil on linen, 24"h x 18"w, copyright Jill Banks 2009.

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Teaching at Loudoun Academy of the Arts

Tonight I taught my first class at Loudoun Academy of the Arts, a six-week class (plus I will be teaching an eight-week class through the Great Falls School of Art starting September 23) in drawing and painting the portrait. The class is on Tuesday nights, 6:30-9:30. The first day I did a demo for about three hours. It really seems like it will be a great class.
This is my demo painting of "Joanie", 20"h x 16"w, oil on Senso canvas. Still, a blurry photo -- I'll replace it with a better one soon. That's the result of no tripod and trying to take a photo at night.