In short the exercise main points were -
1. Work on the other side of the canvas - the one without gesso. Use gesso when you like and prefer.
2. Use a panoramic scale canvas. Divide it in to two with a masking-tape at the middle, so you got half a and half b.
3. The exercise was 3 lessons long, 4 hours each lesson - once a week.
Week 1 - Work on half a of the canvas, make a rough sketch and work with gesso, then proceed to work on the interior with oils. No palette limit, everything that work - goes! :)
Week 2 - Cover half a with a cloth or a newspaper, so you won't see it, And then paint a new interior painting on the second half of the canvas . So you are basically paint on half b without seeing half a from the last week.
Week 3 - Now it' goes tricky! You have to look on both half a and half b of the canvas and you have to co-join them both in to one whole painting!
So look at that I've got....
Week 1 - half a
Week 2 - Both half a and a new half b
....and there are problems. The color balance between half a and half b is all wrong.
Week 3 - Co-joined half a and half b - complete interior painting
...already a bit better!
and now I need to reduce the dosage of "straight from the tube" colors, instead I have to mix more!
and I also still have lots of work on my perspective, this dancing table is just amusing.
I remind you the this course focuses on composition and also on intuitive and contemporary art.
