Catalina Afternoon, by Kathryn Willis

Catalina Afternoon, 16x20" oil on canvas, by Kathryn Willis

Last Monday I did a painting demonstration at the Sedona Arts Center. This painting is one of two done during the demo. The demo was done indoors, so the reference that I used was the image of a previously sold plein air piece. The original piece was done in Tuscon with views to the Catalina Mountains.

I'm new to demonstrating, so I'm still figuring out how to paint with people watching what I'm doing--while also trying to talk about what I'm doing at least a little. It's great practice to work more quickly. However, I learned from the experience that I seem to need a lot of time in my process to think about what comes next, and that is hard for me to do in a demonstration. Although I completed the painting during the demo, I wasn't satisfied with it when I got it to my studio. So, if you happened to be there doing the demo you might notice the changes. I hope it was an improvement.

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