I thought I would share my demos and artworks created during a typical week in my classes and open studios…. Rough and unfinished!
![](https://jodymattison.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_01651.jpg?resize=1100%2C1467)
Monday afternoon at Lafayette Studio, Chasing Nicolaides…. Modelled drawing in ink.
![Grisaille underpainting in chalk pastel](https://jodymattison.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_0237.jpg?resize=1100%2C825)
Tuesday afternoon at Civic Arts, Painting the Still Life in Color and Light… Grisaille underpainting in chalk pastel
![Still Life demo, oil grisaille underpainting](https://jodymattison.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_02381.jpg?resize=1100%2C884)
Tuesday afternoon again, same still life in an oil underpainting
![David H., one hour oil portrait](https://jodymattison.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_0251.jpg?resize=1100%2C1467)
Tuesday night, Figure Open Studio at Lafayette Studio… One hour oil portrait
![Still Life Demo, burnt umber underpainting in acrylic](https://jodymattison.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_0239-e1429542380244.jpg?resize=474%2C617)
Thursday morning at Civic Arts, Still Life Painting Like the Old Masters…. Burnt umber underpainting in acrylic
![Figure Drawing drapery demo](https://jodymattison.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_0245.jpg?resize=1100%2C1467)
Friday morning at Civic Arts… Figure Drawing drapery demo
![One hour pose, gestural figure on BFK in acrylic and chalk pastel](https://jodymattison.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_0212.jpg?resize=1100%2C1418)
Friday afternoon, Figure Drawing Open Studio… One hour pose, gestural figure on BFK in acrylic and chalk pastel
![](https://jodymattison.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_0213.jpg?resize=1100%2C1467)
Friday afternoon, Figure Open Studio (same day)… gestural sketch in acrylic on BFK paper
![IMG_0215](https://jodymattison.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_0215.jpg?resize=474%2C632)
Friday afternoon, same day… finished figure gesture in acrylic and pastel
![](https://jodymattison.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_0244-0.jpg?resize=1100%2C1467)
Saturday morning at Civic Arts, Portrait and Figure Drawing and Painting… portrait demo in vine charcoal on newsprint
![](https://jodymattison.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_0249-0.jpg?resize=1100%2C825)
Sunday afternoon Open Figure Studio at Lafayette Studio… Four hour figure painting in oil
![](https://jodymattison.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_0250-0.jpg?resize=1100%2C825)
Close-up of same painting
Busy week!