15:00:08 From Myryn Elizabeth to Everyone: Glad to have you both! 15:00:51 From Moriah to Everyone: Welcome everyone!! 15:00:55 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Morning! it's 7am here in Sydney, so not too bad 15:00:55 From Lou Oakes to Everyone: Hi everyone from Australia 15:00:56 From Leslie Leavenworth to Everyone: Hi from the Midwest. 15:01:00 From Christine Miller to Everyone: Good morning from Sydney! Christine 15:01:00 From Brandon Cates to Everyone: Please post your questions here and Moriah and I will collect them for Ann and Caroline. 15:01:10 From Heather Lograsso. Nelson to Everyone: Hi everyone 15:01:12 From marylang to Everyone: Hi from Vancouver 15:01:12 From Peggene to Everyone: Hello everyone 15:01:16 From Arja van der Veen to Everyone: Good evening from the Netherlands 15:01:18 From Sarah to Everyone: Hi everyone- Bristol UK 15:01:31 From Valerie Chauffour to Everyone: Hi everyone ! From Paris . 15:01:38 From benita to Everyone: Hey, there is no Thanksgiving here in Germany :-) have a good time tomorrow!! 15:01:47 From Karen to Everyone: Greetings from Berlin, too! 15:01:49 From Mo Mapes to Everyone: Hi From boise Idaho 15:01:56 From challenge to Everyone: Hi everyone! 15:01:58 From Mary Ann to Everyone: Hello from Chicago 15:01:59 From Denise Barnes to Everyone: Hi from West Kelowna BC 15:02:06 From Patty to Everyone: Hi from DC! 15:02:10 From georgia to Everyone: Hi from Vancouver 👋 15:02:30 From Maureen Connolly to Everyone: Hi from Ireland 15:02:36 From Susan Hull to Everyone: Hi from Calgary, it’s snowing right now! 15:02:36 From Julie Bartlett to Everyone: Hello from Christchurch NZ 15:03:03 From Jeanne Toulouse to Everyone: Hi from Southwest Idaho! 15:03:18 From Anna Davi to Everyone: QUESTION I am working on my first large painting! It’s a flock of budgies. I don’t want to desaturate them, because they are very bright birds. But is the sky working being that saturated? The blue looks lighter or darker depending on where the painting is placed, so any tips on compensating for this? Thanks. (I know the painting is cut in half, eek). 15:03:25 From challenge to Everyone: I would love some feedback on a painting, the last 10% needs tweaking, does it need simplifying, or light areas in the dark to integrate more? 15:04:26 From Dis to Everyone: Hi everyone from rainy Sweden westcoast!! 15:04:29 From Denise Barnes to Everyone: That was a good idea! 15:05:24 From Cara to Everyone: Hi from Michigan and the beginning of Winter! 15:05:49 From Katherine’s iPad to Everyone: I need to have the closed caption feature. Can’t find it 15:06:06 From Sandra Boorne to Everyone: Hello everyone! 15:06:21 From Jeanne Toulouse to Everyone: Grateful to be “here” despite my lack of participation due to issues from Long Covid. Wish I could have been more present for others and for myself. 15:06:30 From Cara to Everyone: closed caption on my screen at the bottom center 15:06:32 From Michelle Crider to Everyone: Hello! Excited to see a face with the names on FB 15:06:33 From jansibiga to Everyone: so fu! 15:06:38 From jansibiga to Everyone: fun 15:06:41 From Moriah to Everyone: Replying to "I need to have the c..." There is a captions options within the "More" section of Zoom 15:06:57 From Patti Groome to Everyone: What about a muted neutral grey? 15:07:09 From Susan Hull to Everyone: I’d like the whole background to be blue, and some more closeup ones, for differences 15:07:14 From Suzanne Kubach to Everyone: I am in love with a version of blue lately that I find by mixing ultra marine and Nick’s Cisco Gray. (Or, a light gray with a touch of cad orange.) it would be gorgeous with this palette. 15:07:35 From Rena Diana to Everyone: Greetings from Baltimore, MD. 15:08:01 From Suzanne Kubach to Everyone: On the other hand, I do love this, and love how you are pulling the blue into the birds in the brown. 15:08:05 From Brandon Cates to Everyone: Hello everyone! Just a reminder if you have a question, please post your question here in the chat. Moriah and I will collect the questions. Please also remember to stay muted until it’s your turn to speak so that we don’t have any background noise. 15:08:47 From Patti Groome to Everyone: What about all blue? 15:09:05 From Vicki's iPad (2) to Everyone: Nick suggested adjustments to my painting. I made others as well. Now it seems like a mess! It is getting muddy… 15:09:06 From Dis to Everyone: Hi Ann! question...are you with the birds in the air? If so, what about give the Viewer some idea of the perspective on the ground/Earth/soil..? 15:10:05 From David Etzen to Everyone: I like the blue and how the birds stand out 15:10:36 From Hélène "L.N." Scott (she/her) to Everyone: Off topic, wondering if there’s going to be a SPARK before end of year? 15:12:24 From Denise Barnes to Everyone: Replying to "Off topic, wondering..." No Hélène, they started the Studio this year for Spark alumni 15:12:28 From Susan Hull to Everyone: Love those colours! 15:12:38 From Brandon Cates to Everyone: Hello everyone! Just a reminder if you have a question, please post your question here in the chat. Moriah and I will collect the questions. Please also remember to stay muted until it’s your turn to speak so that we don’t have any background noise. 15:12:45 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Love the colours! What is "Challenge's" name? :) 15:14:19 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Sorry, I meant the person's name who's talking now? :) 15:14:26 From Brandon Cates to Everyone: Reacted to "Sorry, I meant the p..." with 😀 15:14:28 From Hélène "L.N." Scott (she/her) to Everyone: Replying to "Off topic, wondering..." Thanks Denise. Bummed to have missed last year. 15:14:47 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Oh, it was Avi!! :) 15:16:00 From Laura Robertson to Everyone: are my painting series of 3 good together and separated 15:16:18 From Moriah to Everyone: Drop your questions here or anything you want to share today! We'd love to see what you're working on :) 15:16:37 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Reacted to "Greetings from Balti..." with 👍 15:16:48 From Laurie Kwo to Everyone: Hello, I would like feedback on my painting please. Specifically is there too much going on? Thank You! 15:16:55 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Reacted to "I am in love with a ..." with 👍 15:17:15 From Catherine Marshall to Everyone: Patricia, if your line didn't go all the way across would look less like a horizon line.. 15:17:41 From Maureen Connolly to Everyone: maybe add a bit of green for contrast 15:18:02 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Reacted to "Hi Ann! question...a..." with 👍 15:18:07 From Patti Groome to Everyone: I’m wondering about a barrier in my painting - I want a solid to contrast with the glazing but I think I need to break it up. 15:18:39 From Susan Hull to Brandon Cates(Direct Message): Maybe mess up those edges again Pat 15:18:43 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Just keep at it Pat, you'll get through!! x 15:19:24 From Michelle Crider to Everyone: I already posted a few things last week for feedback. You could have a look if there is time 15:19:54 From Mary McKhann to Everyone: I am about to give up. I have no style except whatever happens and I can’t figure out where to go. enough differences? do the two paintings relate in any way? 15:20:25 From Michelle Crider to Everyone: don't ever give up...just put it away for awhile 15:23:23 From Susan Hull to Everyone: So cute! 15:24:07 From Jeanne Toulouse to Everyone: Very nice Laura! 15:24:49 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Wonderful detail Laura and amazing colour! 15:25:11 From Vicki Bloom’s iPhone to Everyone: Sorry, lost my connection 15:25:18 From Brandon Cates to Everyone: Reacted to "Sorry, lost my conne..." with 👍 15:25:36 From Moriah to Everyone: Reacted to "Sorry, lost my conne..." with 👍 15:25:42 From Brandon Cates to Everyone: Replying to "Sorry, lost my conne..." I will call on you next Vicki 15:25:51 From Michelle Ferrier to Everyone: I like them as series. I think your question is whether they will hold together as separate pieces? 15:27:59 From Anna Davi to Everyone: I agree with Ann & Caroline - I think they work separately and / or together Laura, they are beautiful, so much interesting detail! 15:28:32 From Michelle Ferrier to Everyone: Question: Would you price a series like this separately but offer a discount to encourage someone to buy the series? I have a series I would like to show and get feedback on individual and group sales. Thank you! 15:28:47 From David Etzen to Everyone: Thinking about calling this one “missing”. Are the missing pieces too much the same size? 15:30:59 From Michelle Crider to Everyone: Looks like alien spacecraft 15:31:38 From Michelle Crider to Everyone: I like the movement in it 15:32:44 From Moriah to Everyone: Reacted to "Looks like alien spa..." with 💯 15:32:54 From Patty to Everyone: Lori-love it! 15:33:00 From SK to Everyone: I would like that better if the word was gone - Eye stays there too long. 15:33:49 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Love the texture underneath 15:34:05 From SK to Everyone: The texture underneath is beautiful 15:34:19 From Michelle Crider to Everyone: Like the transparency - 15:35:17 From Catherine Marshall to Everyone: Yes, take value down a lot on letters 15:35:30 From Julie Bartlett to Everyone: Lose the letters make dog bigger or paint dog over letters 15:35:51 From Sharon Bacal to Everyone: Yay Patti! 15:36:04 From Irma to Everyone: Hey Patti!! 15:36:57 From georgia to Everyone: I agree—no need for the letters, the dog and other subtle things say it 15:37:11 From Catherine Marshall to Everyone: Hi Irma, Hi Patti...and other Creative Canadians! 15:37:52 From Irma to Everyone: ❤️ 15:39:24 From Sharon Bacal to Everyone: Replying to "Hi Irma, Hi Patti......" Hey all! Patti represents! 15:40:51 From Denise Barnes to Everyone: Replying to "Hi Irma, Hi Patti......" Hi all I’m Canadian too! 15:41:04 From Michelle Crider to Everyone: like the second one 15:42:32 From Michelle Crider to Everyone: IT is really hard to make things different sizes. I have to repaint many times so don't give up 15:43:27 From Michelle Crider to Everyone: good point Caroline 15:43:31 From Moriah to Everyone: Reacted to "IT is really hard to..." with 💚 15:43:35 From Catherine Marshall to Everyone: Mary, your 2 central bird shapes cut the painting in half unnecessarily. Maybe white one should extend into the other half.. 15:43:38 From Julie Bartlett to Everyone: Find the shapes and and work on those bring some forward by darkening and create background by lightening ……….go for depth cos every thing is level .....☺️find the star 15:44:23 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Don't give up Mary, keep going, that's the only way to find your thing. When I first saw them, I could see nice movement and colour. There is style there just waiting to burst forth! 15:44:44 From Catherine Marshall to Everyone: Reacted to "Don't give up Mary, ..." with 👍 15:45:12 From Gwynne Penny to Everyone: Hi Mary McKhann - I love the flowing movement in your first painting. No need to be concerned about style - it’s already emerging nicely! 15:45:35 From Angela Macleod to Everyone: Don;t give up Mary, lots of promise there!! Make a black and white photo of it. You’ll see it 15:45:46 From Julie Bartlett to Everyone: Mary you're in the messy middle , be brave don't give up ...get into it 15:46:29 From Christine Miller to Everyone: Great interview! 15:46:49 From Patti Groome to Everyone: Replying to "Hi Irma, Hi Patti......" Hi guys!!! 15:46:52 From Moriah to Everyone: Reacted to "Don't give up Mary, ..." with 👍 15:47:03 From Moriah to Everyone: Reacted to "Hi Irma, Hi Patti......" with 💚 15:47:06 From Patti Groome to Everyone: Reacted to "Hey Patti!!" with 👍 15:47:21 From Patti Groome to Everyone: Reacted to "Yay Patti!" with ❤️ 15:48:23 From Michelle Crider to Everyone: love the concept of your design 15:48:38 From Irene Harrell to Everyone: commission one individually 15:49:27 From georgia to Everyone: yes— what Caroline says! Great idea to show ways one could arrange them 15:49:48 From Catherine Marshall to Everyone: Mary, I like your blue painting too. Its more straight line directional, horiz and vertical, but has lots of promise! 15:51:50 From Valerie Chauffour to Everyone: Question: I am a beginner, I’ve been trying different things. I don’t know where I am going , i think I need som advice. 15:51:57 From Catherine Marshall to Everyone: Yes David, too much the same size and spaced all the same around them. Yea, glaze some back.. 15:52:13 From Angela Macleod to Everyone: Unify it with a nice acrylic ink in like Imperial Blue FW 15:52:33 From Patti Groome to Everyone: David, I like the graphic quality - like a drawing 15:52:38 From Michelle Ferrier to Everyone: I like a bigger shard in that bottom area too…and some open area. It’s like the painting has fallen apart. 15:52:49 From georgia to Everyone: “Missing pieces” is such a great idea! I think missing pieces (as metaphor) are often so different and also some hiding . . . 15:52:52 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Perhaps more of the blue that is in the top corner?? 15:52:54 From SK to Everyone: Maybe a couple that overlap too?? 15:53:07 From Catherine Marshall to Everyone: Reacted to "Perhaps more of the ..." with 👍 15:53:12 From Gayle Fossum to Everyone: Great name for your painting! 15:53:14 From SK to Everyone: Reacted to "Perhaps more of the ..." with 👍 15:53:19 From Catherine Marshall to Everyone: Reacted to "Great name for your ..." with 👍 15:53:28 From Julie Bartlett to Everyone: All the scratch lines are going in the same direction maybe paint some out 15:55:18 From georgia to Everyone: unblur your background 15:56:52 From Joyce Hudson to Everyone: I normally paint with oils on canvas, but have been painting with acrylics on the wood panels. I have lots of little bumps in the painting. Is that normal for acrylic or should I be sanding between passes? 15:57:22 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Gorgeous rich colours with wonderful pops of bright - yes, agree, carry on, they are all amazing! 15:57:24 From Michelle Crider to Everyone: great job for beginner! Keep at it 15:57:24 From Julie Bartlett to Everyone: The lines going through the paintings are dividing them so you could interrupt the line 15:57:51 From Ethel to Everyone: 'that looks so strong. Does it really need much more? 15:57:57 From David Etzen to Everyone: This is my favorite too. 15:58:02 From Irene Harrell to Everyone: Agree it is fun. Maybe let it rest and absorb it? 15:58:12 From SK to Everyone: Last one is very cool! 15:58:24 From Michelle Crider to Everyone: I agree 15:58:49 From Lesa Gray to Everyone: They all look so fun and doesn't feel like you just started painting! 15:58:57 From Irene Harrell to Everyone: I like that detail tension up in the corner against big graphic shapes. 16:00:24 From Susan Hull to Everyone: So great to hear and see everyone, happy thanksgiving. This was the medicine I needed today, happy artist friends 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 16:02:42 From Mary McKhann to Everyone: thanks so much ladies! 16:02:43 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Just want to say thank you for the feedback and also to everyone being on this call 👋 16:02:55 From Moriah to Everyone: Happy Thanksgiving Academy friends!! We're so grateful for you!! 🥰 16:03:05 From Peggene to Everyone: Thank you all this was great 16:03:07 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Reacted to "Thank you all this w..." with 👍 16:03:08 From Michelle Crider to Everyone: thank you for all the help to improve our art! 16:03:22 From Anna Davi to Everyone: Reacted to "Happy Thanksgiving A..." with 🤙 16:03:23 From Irene Harrell to Everyone: thank you. have a safe and fun holiday weekend! 16:03:29 From Valerie Chauffour to Everyone: Thank you so much 16:03:29 From jansibiga to Everyone: Happy Thanks giving to the Amerians 16:03:31 From Michelle Ferrier to Everyone: Thank you everyone! Be safe!