For the second session I signed up for Richard Morris' Figure Construction Class. Richard attended and taught at the California Art Institute. Richard had a different approach than Kirk, but they were both good instructors. I continued to try to learn more about human anatomy and drawing.
I decided to start painting this session. There are so many wonderful teachers that it was hard to choose, but after checking their style and talking to other 
students I decided on Ignat Ignatov and Johanna Spinks. Ignat grew up and attended renowned art schools in Bulgaria before coming to the USA. He is influenced by Fechin, Sargent, Zorn, and Sorolla. His class is called Alla Prima Figure painting; a 5 hour class with one pose. Time to put all this drawing to a test. His model is always nude with strong lighting.
Well, as it turns out, I am over whelmed with trying to paint the entire figure. So I just choose to concentrate on the top third.
The other painting teacher I choose was a charming, award winning British portrait artist, Johanna Spinks. Her mentor and teacher is the master artist Everett Raymond Kinstler. She studies ol
d masters like Vermeer, Valasquez, Sargent, Sorolla, Laszio. Her 3 hour class is called Figure and Still Life Painting. Students can choose to paint a still life or the model which is always dressed up interestingly.
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