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Weekly Contest #347
The teacher set the canvas down on the easel before the class. Many “oohs” and “ahhs” erupted from the students as they admired the experienced skill displayed in the painting. Calloway leaned back in his seat and crossed his arms, assessing the picture. Something about it didn’t impress him like it did the other students. It was too… bland. A painting of grey concrete and stone. The sky was smokey and cloudless. Sure there were great techniques throughout, but there was no life. No heart. Not a bird in the sky, or a person on the footpath. ...
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