For my part, here’s the story:

Tim had been vexed by a very tidy brownie, whose night-time housecleaning rituals interrupted his insomnia with the sounds of a running dishwasher and a spray can of furniture polish.  He had attempted all manner of house-blessings to evict the brownie, but she would not leave.  She came to him in his dreams and told him off in words only bats could hear, shaking her teeny feather duster at him.

One day, home sick with the flu, Tim fell asleep at an unusual time. He came again upon the brownie in his dream…. only, she wasn’t yet dressed for work.

Travis Louie and Lisa Gloria

Each step will be explained, including laying out the drawing, pre-mixing the palette, applying each layer, modeling and blending, solving problems, and finishing the painting. Critiques will be offered for each days’ results.

This workshop will be conducted in my studio, 7 W Downer Place, Aurora, IL.

To register: http://artstudiosecrets.com/onsite-workshops/new-painting-the-female-figure-0910/

Please check out the teaching area – I’ll be offering a Youth Academy for talented young people in September, and plan to offer a portrait workshop in October (not yet listed.) Please email me if you are interested.

First, I have a new studio, and I would love it for any of my readers to drop by.  7 W Downer Place, Aurora, IL  60506. Here are some pictures.  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2071739&id=1434908358&l=96379cf10d

Second, I will be hosting open studio figure drawing sessions on Tuesday nights starting on July 27.  7-10 pm, byob, dry media, $10. 

Thirdly, I will be teaching a workshop in still life, August 14-15, 10am – 4 pm at my studio.  This is a comprehensive workshop on composing and painting a realistic still life,  and includes all materials.  Only 6 spots available. $150 + $25 materials fee.  Email me at lisagloria@gmail.com to sign up.

In other news, I was invited into a 5 person show in June at Anne Irwin Fine Art in Atlanta Georgia.  Very excited about that.

In yet more news, here are a couple new paintings:

Begonia Sketch, 14 x 11 on linen

Contact Tidewater Gallery for more information.

48 x 24 inches, oil on canvas

The Shelf Still Life #1 represents years of pondering about the shapes of things, and creating compositions that have strong abstract compositions while demonstrating an intimate sort of technical realism.  I enjoyed this painting quite a lot.  It’s 4 feet wide, and all the objects are life size.  So when viewing it, all the narrow winding spaces between the objects become apparent.  I was trying to show a sort of quiet space, a hush, with real things placed in a way you might experience them, yet with a dynamic, abstract expressionistic quality to the composition.

I’m going to be teaching 2 new workshops at the end of April: portraits and still life.  These are landbased workshops that will take place in Aurora IL.  Please visit here for more information. http://artstudiosecrets.com/onsite-workshops/ I’m only taking 6 students for each workshop, please sign up soon.

Peaches and Silver Cup Alla Prima Oil Painting Demonstration

While you’re at it – what would you like to see in a figure session?

November rose, 9 x 12 on linen   see it here
Roses in Brass, 16 x 12 on linen
Lilies in Glass, 10 x 14 on linen (WIP shown, unfinished)

16 x 12 on linen

10 x 14 on linen

November Rose, 9 x 12, oil on linen

Please contact me for availability.

Please contact Tidewater Gallery for availability regarding White Rose and Tea.

This month I was also honored to be included in the top 30 for Projekt30′s “Fear” exhibition as well as November’s exhibition.  http://www.projekt30.com