I’ve been following the work of Mike Geno for several years-even though he’s known for food portraits, I had a print of Geno’s Pope Benedict XVI wearing a Phillies jacket hanging in my bathroom for years. When I saw he was having a painting workshop at the Free Library’s Culinary Literacy Center, Michael and I signed up right away.
I haven’t developed any real painting technique, and had been looking to do one of those fun “painting with a twist” things. This was a very upgraded version of that-a professional artist setting you up for success to paint your own painting with his advice and direction.
The class was held in an upper level of the Parkway Central Library , which has a ton of natural light. Various cheese “models” were distributed around the tables. I was lucky to get one with bleu veining. We were fed cheese throughout class, and there was also a fancy wine pairing component. I was too into the painting to pay attention to anything else.
