A Painting I Remember

My favorite painting would probably have to be the Maddona on the Rocks by Leonardo DaVinci, painter, inventor, and namesake of one of the legendary teenage mutant ninja turtles. It features DaVinci's gorgeous style of oil painting, as well as his ability to embed hidden messages into the canvas.

My Skills as an Artist

According to Ms. Roberts and the artist formerly known as Coach, I excel at line drawing, especially from observation. I enjoy working with pencil on fantasy/sci-fi sketches. Oil paint color mixing also seems to be a skill of mine, although mixing from observation appears to be more difficult.

Why I'm taking Oil Painting

I have never oil painted before, and certainly never taken a class on it. The differences between oil based paint and water based paint are vast and worthy of exploration.