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Private Oil Painting Lesson

If you have read my blog for awhile, you may remember seeing occasional references to a friend whom I call “The Captain”. She is exploring oil painting as a new hobby, and she requested my assistance. Naturally, I said YES!

I traveled the 2 hours and 7 minutes to her house (could have been shorter and more stressful but I chose the rural roads instead of the freeways) so that we could spend time painting together. The plan was for 4 people in a 2 day workshop but the other 3 bailed. (What?? Am I a scary teacher?)  The Captain and I were able to concentrate and learn and catch up on life, and in the end, she had a wonderful 8×8″ oil painting of a pomegranate.

First, we worked on mixing colors. Mushroom wanted to help.
Then, The Captain drew the pomegranate shape on the canvas and began the background.
We had to take a break to feed a baby. . .
. . .and to greet the most beautiful color combination on a horse I’ve ever seen – this is Ernie, a “halflinger”.
Time to work on the pomegranate with its various reds and textures.
Mr. Mittens wants to know what we are doing.
The blossom end of the pomegranate required tremendous concentration.
Isn’t this fantastic?? Captain, I am proud of you!

 

4 Comments

  1. I’m impressed! Good job, Captain!

    • Thank you, Nikki! I will pass that along. . .

  2. Jana, you are a fantastic teacher! That is a very good painting. By the way, somehow I lost the group you listed as something like “my outside garden” that had the beautiful blue iris in it. I was trying to save it in my data base, and somehow it went to an unknown location. My fingers are to blame. Anyway I would love to have that sent to me again, if you wouldn’t mind, I would like to print it out and try to paint it. I have always painted the full bloom iris in watercolor, but not the smaller ones. Thank you, Janet

    • Hi Janet,
      Thank you for your nice comments! I will email you the photo of the small iris and would enjoy seeing your translation to paint in your inimitable style.

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