Painting talk/demonstration to nearly 50 ladies of all ages, most just appreciate art but some were artists themselves. Demo of how to I start a studio work of Monet's garden from my photographs.

2. Meeting and greeting nearly 50 ladies
– Sweet Mondays at Colonial Baptist Church, Cary, NC

3. Registering for a drawing: five plants and an original
painting!

4. Getting down to business –
a brief introduction before painting begins.

5. Lots of questions and “splainin’” about what
I am going to paint.

6. A little humor never hurts!

7. Showing what a finished first stage looks like.

8. Showing one of a dozen references photos of
Monet’s garden that I will use for this painting.

9. Describing my color palette for this painting.

10. Mixing the colors for and looking at only 45 minutes to
finish
the first stage – while talking at the same time!

11. Finally, the first strokes. Then it’s off to the races!
This canvas is 24x36 in.

12. Drawing quickly in paint to indicate where the major
shapes will be placed, leaving lots of room for
changes.

13. Switching to another slide for reference.

14. Fortunately, I had a microphone so I could talk
to the crowd while painting.

15. “Blocking-in” using large shapes rather than
working on details.

16. Tick-tick-tick, the clock is running…

17. Answering questions from the group while applying
a mass of green to indicate ground-covered areas.

18. Now we’re cookin’! Time is almost up for the
foundation of this particular piece.

19. With a few suggestions of sunflowers,
this session winds up after a brisk hour.

20. First stage completed after an hour of chatting/painting.
Everyone wants to see the final finished work :)

21. “Monet’s Autumn”, completed in the studio. I never
realized how dense and colorful mid-October could be!

22. Now drawing for prizes and
a small original painting of Callaway Gardens, GA.

23. We have a
winner –
Faye Lindsay!

24. What fun!