In class we started painting our apple/shell still life. Sawano-sensei was late arriving, so Muraoka-sensei was subbing and demonstrated some techniques for the class. He also talked about resources on the web, and later escorted us over to the teachers office to show us the site he knew. While we were there, Kristine came in with classmates, who asked if there was anyone around who spoke better english. Muraoka-sensei pointed at me and it was pretty funny when the japanese student immediately started talking to me. English sure, but that's only half of it! Back in the studio, my shell is mostly white, and that makes painting it pretty difficult, but my apple is fresh and bright. I had thought, instead of jumping directly to bright, pure colors, I would try building up layers starting from a dull base. I thought it was working well, then Sawano-sensei commented on how 'dead' my apple looked even though it looked like it had mass, and I put a layer of bright red over the top. It was fine, and I feel that in this case it works either way, but I'm still trying to figure out if there's a system of color order. If there is, it seems somewhat flexible.
Afterward I went over to my other studio to do some work. Along the way, there was a large moth just sitting on the wall. At least 3" in the wings. It didn't move at all, and I was able to take a closeup shot.
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