It was quite fabulous despite the heat. The main advice I took home was to work the entire painting and no outlines etc. People should be incorporated in the picture from the start and not plopped in as an afterthought. Also being expressive means to interpret what you feel from the scene. The freedom to actually paint gesturally - I always thought that my life drawing was best when it was gestural. No need for fine detail- leave it to the viewer to fill in the dots.
The added bonus is that it's finished so quickly- I actually did two and gave myself an early mark to recover from the heat.
