Saturday, February 14, 2026

2026.2.13-14 Oil Painting with Riley Doyle + Christal Baschet

2/13-14, 1-3:30pm. Another salon studio: 2 sessions of oil painting with Riley Doyle, and my result at the end. Everyone has these colors: red, blue, yellow, black and white. We started with sketching blocks of color. Let the painting dry overnight. Then adjust the colors and add details. I painted Riley's cat. My lesson is that I should have sketched all the components, including the cat.

On Wednesday this week, during the salon social, bassist Keith Lowe and brother Bryan Lowe played downstairs. Bryan brought a rare and remarkable instrument: Cristal Baschet, a sculptural French instrument of glass rods and resonant metal. He was proud and kind enough to let me (and others) slide my fingers with water on some rods. I could feel the vibration. He said just the shipping costed him $5000.