workshops

I have been to 2 wonderful workshops recently. They were sponsored by the Jackson Civic Art Association. One was about color with Vianna Szabo, she's an oil and pastel painter. The other workshop was portraits with Mary Rochelle Burnham. She demonstrated her process with pastels. She and her husband are shown in the above picture. He was a great model! She showed a picture she painted years ago of him, also with a cap on. I wish I would have taken a picture of him with both pictures :) She is so good at capturing a likeness. Both workshops were excellent and inspiring! I joined the JCAA last year, and have been pleasantly surprised at all they have to offer. It's on Tuesday nights at the Ella Sharp Museum in Jackson, Michigan. It might even be worth missing American Idol! :)