additional paintings

The top painting was an assignment Susan gave us before I stopped going to class.  We all did paintings of clouds.  I decided that I would turn it into a landscape with the sky as the prime focus.

The beginning of May was our 45th anniversary.  I sent peach roses and of course took photos.  Peach is a difficult color.  One cannot purchase "peach" paint.  I guess I could have started with flesh tone but I did not.  This is a mixture of cad orange, cad yellow, a touch of alizarin crimson.  The shadow color included a touch of purple too.  It was a difficult color to develop and I needed help from Susan to arrive at a decent color.  I did not want this rose to turn into a pink one.

My problem with painting is the lack of support I get.  Susan will tell me she likes my work etc but I think she just says that to keep people coming to class. If there are too few attendees, the Senior facility will stop the  classes.  I get no support from family and friends and giving the paintings to Habitat provides no satisfaction. 

Classes begin again after the Holiday, but I am not sure that I want to go back.  What is the point?