The Constipated Gaul

"This sucks", I told John, just after I posted last week's blog. If you read last week's entry, you'll remember we had Dwight in a pose inspired by The Dying Gaul. "We didn't paint The Dying Gaul, we painted The Gaul with a Light Tummy Ache." John agreed, and we both committed to getting emotion in our work the next week. In anticipation, I pondered how to make Dwight suffer - in the painting of course. So reminding myself to 'slay my darlings', I took a broad brush to my work from last week. I first went from a tummy ache to The Constipated Gaul. ****! We told Dwight about our struggle, and being an artist and actor himself, he empathized and helped us by assuming the emotions we were trying to convey. As I progressed, it got worse. Frustrated, I almost asked Steve or John to kick me in the stomach to see if that would help. At some point, it began to work. If you don't emote it, you can't put it on a canvas. I welcome any feedback. Steve, John, Ken and I were in the AM session, and we welcomed a great newcomer, Jeff. Don:    Steve:   John:  Ken:

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