Innate Sense

Paul Dodd "Basketball Player2/6"oil on canvas, 18x24" 2014
Paul Dodd “Basketball Player2/6″oil on canvas, 18×24” 2014

The bottom right portion of this painting came back after being scrubbed out and over painted in white. I was unhappy with the way I had painted the neck in the first place and then unhappy with the buildup left under the white when I painted it out. So I’m circling the wagons. Fred Lipp says I “paint the neck like I don’t care about it.” Unless I can rise to this challenge this basketball player looks better without it. So I just took it out again.

The kids’ show, up now at the Creative Workshop, has a series of still life’s by students of Johnny Lee Smith that really pack a wallop. They are joy to look at. Kids are guided by their innate sense. A good teacher keeps the focus where it belongs.

Pear by James P, a student in Johnny Lee Smith’s “drawing Better” class

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