Colour & Composition week 7

We presented our paintings this week.  The colours were garish in all of them but mostly in mine.  They said it was like entering an insane asylum.  Interesting given where the photo was taken!  Also my colours didn't contrast enough from the front to the back of the hall.  I altered them again.  The first photo is of the light coming in my studio at the same angle as in the painting.

The teacher set up a still life and we painted two quick studies -- emphasis on quick, painting fast with large brushes.  She wants to HEAR the painting.  No delicate brush strokes or preliminary sketches.  It's all about shape and tone.  Over the week we're to take more photos for our next painting which I'm pretty sure will be in more "real" colours while paying attention to mood and psychological effect.