creating smalls to prepare for large paintings

My recent workshop artists in Cincinnati embraced the challenge of creating "smalls." That means that each member is creating a small 3x3" or 4x4" painting a day. The point is simply to be there and respond. Easy, eh? Unfortunately I can not show you their work since it is on a private Facebook page, but I will show you two of yesterday's smalls.

dusk-a-thon continues

6x6"pastel

My dusk-a thon continues. I am considering this to be simply a learning process, not expecting anything from each small painting. At most I may spent 20 minutes on a single one, usually going on to do another (since the light changes so quickly at dusk.) This was done at 9:00pm at the train station.

6x6"pastel

This one was done at 8:30pm. Amazing how quickly and deliberately the light changes!