Day Two of Giveaway

The titles for my new painting just keep rolling in. I'm pretty impressed with the creativity and I am a little concerned about making a choice. This could be harder than I thought!

If at some point before Friday you come up with another title and your already entered, you can do it again. Enter as many times as you want because this contest is based on the title and is not a random drawing.

I've been an art instructor for over 25 years and dearly miss it. But, I don't want to begin traveling again. So, here is an idea that I'm just going to throw out there. I'm thinking about teaching online classes through a private blog where you would need a password to enter. I will have to figure out the price to charge and the details, but I love step by step photos. I'm not sure about a video. I've written four instruction books and hundreds of pattern packets and I'm very good at detailed instructions. I just need to know if there is any interest out there before I go to all this trouble. So, if you are interested or have any ideas or suggestions, leave me a comment on this post.

Below are some step by steps just to give you an idea.

Supplies are an important part of learning to paint. I prefer a paper disposable palette suitable for acrylic paint. Loew-Cornell brushes are my favorites and I have been using them since I first picked up a brush. These are a few that I've used in this painting.
Delta Ceramcoat acrylic paint is my paint of choice. There are a few colors in other brands that I use, but I prefer the texture of this paint.
Step One on painting windows: Base the windows with a brush (#16 flat) the width of the windows using Butter Cream. This may take 2-3 coats.
Step Two: Shade (float the color) a fraction of an inch in from the edges at the top and bottom of the window with Heritage Blue using a #6 flat. This will be the shading on the curtains, which separates it from the window facing.
Step Three: Shade in from the edges on the left and right side as in the window on the right with Heritage Blue and a #6 flat. Now, all four sides have been shaded. I realize you don't really need to shade the bottom because as you can see it will be painted over with black eventually, but this gives you a guide as to where the bottom edge should be. Looking at the center window, you can see that I've started painting the inside area of the window below the curtains with black and with a #4 or #6 flat. In the left window the lower area is completely basecoated with black. Painting a window in this manner gives the painting a smoother finish with fewer ridges.