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This was a portrait assignment from college. The subject is my son-in-law, Will Bryan. He was seated in our darkened basement, watching TV. I had a light illuminating his face. Notice the light highlights contrasted by the dark background. This is a very good representation of him. I was very free with the colors. I let go with my emotions. My professor really liked this portrait. Now, thirteen years later, he is a CPA. The painting is displayed in his home office.

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I taught my first art class since my surgery and it went well. It was small class of 3 students. I was very pleased with the results!

This week I will be teaching a 3-day oil-painting workshop for the Southeastern Indiana Art Guild in Aurora, Indiana. It is a beautiful town on the banks of the Ohio River. It makes me very happy to get back to doing something I love so much.