wherein I give myself painting lessons …
While painting Schoolmarm, I tried painting reflected light, which you can see on her velvety homespun sleeve. With each gourd, I try to give myself a new assignment, a new painting puzzle to solve.
With Pilar, I tried to inject movement. I painted her in the costume of a dancer of Baile Folklorico, like the ones I have seen performing at El Mercado in San Antonio, Texas. I think I got her eyes just right.