Shapes and Colors of the Southwest

Tuesday of Gordon Fowler's workshop we remained at the Johnston's farm -- it reminded me of the Southwest. Gordon did another demo and then we were off on our own. I zeroed in on the colors of this building right away. Shapes and color. Gordon came by and did some painting on this piece. That's such a struggle for me, when a teacher paints on my work. Typically I just abandon the painting. The workshop has been both confirming and a struggle. I liked using more paint in this work -- especially to provide texture to the wall.

After this piece I didn't find anything else to paint in the afternoon. Perhaps it was the heat, several people packed up early hoping for more inspiration on Wednesday.