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Last Thursday evening, my still-life teacher, John Murray, decided to make us do a one-color exercise, the color of choice being yellow. Since it is one of my favorite colors, I was initially happy with the day's challenge. Unfortunately, I soon felt my enthusiasm dissipate, as I couldn't figure out what colors were the shadow side of the yellow bucket (I loved it though!), lemons, golden delicious apple, or bananas.
If you can name a color, you can mix it. If it simply looks like a dull, darker version of the color in the light, you are in trouble. Oy! John eventually came around to the rescue. He helped me with the bucket, which was giving me the most trouble. The class turned out to be an exercise in humility. I was perhaps becoming too confident as I breezed through the two previous classes. John's mantra is: "paint as if you have never painted before." Yes, sir! I will do that from now on.
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