10 Minute Tootsies - the idea is that the artist has 10 minutes to create a study and capture the essence of one still life object. Sort of like gesture drawings, but done in paint. Today I began designing my lesson plan for next week's 4 day painting workshop in Baton Rouge. Sure, it would be far simpler for me to teach the exact same thing each time I ran a workshop, but since I learn so much from day to day with my own work, I feel like it's only fair that I revamp and refresh my workshop contents regularly, too. So I reviewed all my favorite exercises, created a few new ones, and grouped them based on the two topics we are focusing on heaviest - color and brushwork. And I'll spend this afternoon working up new demos and collecting props/materials. I can't WAIT to reveal the exercises to my students! It's like Christmas!! Thanks so much for following my artwork and enjoy your weekend...