October 26, 2010

Mary Whyte is here teaching a workshop this week. She will be leading the class through the process of painting still life, landscapes, and portraits.

In case you didn’t see it, Mary was recently featured in a bit on CBS Sunday Morning show about her series of paintings to preserve on paper a vanishing breed of workers. Really worth watching!

Yesterday was spent in the studio working with still life compositions. Today, everyone is outside enjoying the magnificent Fall weather and colors.

This morning they are painting around the Greenville Arms, but this afternoon they will be heading over to a local farm.

The sculpture you see in this photo (the tall “house”) is by a California artist, Lisa Friedman.

Here is Mary giving an individual critique of one of the student’s work from yesterday.

You’ll see how nice the weather is by the short-sleeved t-shirts worn by some. There was a Hudson River Valley Art Workshops t-shirt buying frenzy last night after dinner, including an impromptu fashion parade!