Today, I was up at sparrowfart to get away by 7.30a.m to get to my art group by 8am.
Once there, I had a few surprises, from being told I had to squeeze onto half a table (after all, the main lady of our group can with her 4 brushes and tiny basket of paints), and then when nobody showed, I thought to spread out a bit (it was only another foot, not even that!), and the ladies told me that I had to 'bring something smaller' to do... this is my smallest piece. Yet, there were people with bigger pieces than mine who brought about the same amount of art gear, and nobody said anything.
For my first session back, I'm wondering if I have made a mistake joining back in. 🤔
Oh, the seating in art class - I thought it was our group. I feel like it should be first-come, first-served, but no, the old-timers can show up late and still get their spots. And yes, some people take a lot of space. I like doing my simple graphite drawing as I can come and go easily. I only stay an hour as the chairs make me sore.
@joansmor I have so many brushes and work very fast. But when it comes down to it, how one person works doesn't always gels to how another works. I don't sit down for long as I need to step back and look at my work to see how it looks. While others are detailed painters, doing a bit at a time. They expect me to paint the same as they do.
The strange thing is that I am an oldtimer. I've been a member of the art school for 9 years, a member of this group since 2019, and every time I've returned from being sick, I'm treated as though I'm a new member. It's not right.
The strange thing is that I am an oldtimer. I've been a member of the art school for 9 years, a member of this group since 2019, and every time I've returned from being sick, I'm treated as though I'm a new member. It's not right.