Happy Pongol - Munnar, Kerala, India

 Our first days in India, the Harvest Festival of Pongol was being celebrated.

Films I've watched to get ready for India

I am leaving for India on Friday.  One of the things I did to get ready to go was to watch some films.  Here are the films I have watched so far:

Jodhaa Akbar (good)
Monsoon Wedding (great)
Water (good)
The Story of India
Gandhi (great)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (great)
Salaam Bombay (great)
Born into Brothels (great)
Dor (good)
Ankur (very sad)
The Warrior (good)
Himalaya (great)
Phantom India

Bookwise (I read or listened to on audible.com)

Shantaram
Hungry Tide
Holy Holy
My Life in Orange
Empire of the Soul: Some Journeys in India
A Fine Balance (ever so depressing)

More small value studies

Here are a few more value studies.  Images on left are Sargeants.  Images on the right in black and white are mine.

September Paintings - Took a while to post

I did this painting with Mary Beth in Malibu.  It turned out well I think. Sony gave me some tips about how to make things look not like minatures.  The sky is the wrong value.

 This is the last painting I did in Sony's class.  I think it turned out well. It was  a two week pose.

Page 3

Working a bit on Hymn of the Pearl.  Here is page 3.

Cathy's Class - Dropping In

I dropped in to Cathy's Class and did these watercolors with pencil on top.

Value Studies

Here are some more master copies in 4 values.