Partington’s Proficiency

This was the first painting assignment we had this year.  We were asked to paint four of the same surreal layouts with gouache on illustration board.  
The first 5″x7″ painting was painted using a flat opaque method with black and white.  The second painting introduced the gradation flow of shapes.  The third painting was fully rendered and the fourth was our favourite painting (of the three) painted in a monochromatic colour scheme (of our choice).
 I left this assignment until the last possible moment (b/c I wasn’t too interested in it >>) so I ended up painting for ten hours in one sitting.  The paintings could have been so much better.  By the time I reached the fourth painting I stopped caring.  The blue on the hand is incredibly rushed and needs a complete overhaul.  Somehow I still got an “A”.
Enjoy.