A word about the demo process....

This little painting was another demo done while I was in Gibsons.  Here's the thing about doing demo paintings:  the concentration required to get all of the necessary elements in the painting reading well - drawing, tonlaity, color temperature relationships, etc., is a very right brain process.  If concentration is off, things generally start running amuck, and sometimes very quickly.

Talking to a group of people about what I am doing while I am doing it,  drags me back into a verbal, analytical mode that does not lend itself into seeing things well.  It's quite the mental excercise to focus between verbal expression around painting process and  getting the painting right while doing it. 

Many students have told me that they find the demo work time in the workshop most valuable to their learning,  so demos will always be an important instructional tool in my workshops. It is a time honored teaching method, and one that most instructors I know find to be a little nerve-jangling.   I  grateful that I always find myself painting to a gracious audience.

Best,
Gaye