Josef and Sharon: Thanks for your comments and encouragement!
Ya know, drawing from life is hard stuff and I want people to participate at all levels of life drawing and painting - that includes me. So if I post my beginnings and progress down the path of "life and light", well maybe others will too and we will have a grand time here helping each other become world-class painters.
I will try to focus on softer contour lines and squinting at my Thursday session.