If you are are in the mood for some arty entertainment you might enjoy these videos by Francis Cunningham. He has been a student of Edwin Dickinson, an American painter who is not very well known in England but has formed a whole generation of outstanding artists and whose work is mesmerising.

Francis Cunningham's paintings are beautiful and interesting AND they are often very simple pictures of models in an empty studio !

http://franciscunningham.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/painting

Edwin Dickinson

Daniel Shadbolt Show at Heatherley's next week

Chaim Soutine

For Charlotte, some images of paintings by Chaim Soutine

For Laura

I thought you might be interested in the work of
Ben Fenske

and Martin Yeoman

Interesting Interviews

Catherine Kehoe has published an interesting set of questions and answers on her website.
She is part of a small works show and all the artists have been submitted the same questions.

http://www.powersofobservation.com/2012/01/small-is-big-questions-answers.html

E. M. Saniga

Eve Mansdorf

SAFETY FIRST

        I am writing these quick few lines for some people in the class, you know who you are:
Please please
  STOP PUTTING THE TIP OF YOUR BRUSH IN YOUR MOUTH !!!
Paints and solvents contain all sorts of chemicals. I myself wash my hands every hour or so when I paint. It is important that you don't put your health at risk for carelessness.
Last session three people were chewing on the brushes, one of them paints with gloves and I bet you all go home and wash your fruit.

   Also please don't forget to use low odour thinners in class. They have vapour as well but less than other solvents. In my opinion other low risk solvents such as Zest it and Turpenoid are too oily but this is a matter of personal taste. Low odour thinners can be bought cheaper at Jackson's (Putney bridge or online) for about 11£ per litre.

For Catherine Faber:
these are two artists that I thought might be relevant for what we were discussing today.

These works are by William Bailey, an American who lived and worked in Italy for a long time.
I thought these compositions could be interesting for you, they are more airy than Morandi's and that concept of placement is perfectly developped here.

Wayne Thiebaud is another giant of American art who I think you might find interesting for the way he can depict light. 

There's a nice and wise video interview he gave here and an article of him speaking about Morandi here.