[Tom Edgerton]

This was a change of pace for me, and a very enjoyable one--painting from life without a net.

It's a demo I painted in a workshop I taught about a year ago. I didn't post it in Open Studio, as it was painted over the course of four days, in sessions of an hour more or less, first thing each morning.

The model was Angie, a local sculptor's wife. She was amazing. She had practiced meditation, and once she settled into the pose after breaks she'd become completely still and wouldn't move AT ALL, until the next break. But she appeared totally relaxed at the same time--I don't think a bomb going off would have fazed her.

Needless to say I was enamored, and would love to paint her again.

See you guys Thursday in Dallas. I'm really looking forward to it!