So I was thinking that this week is crazy busy straight through the weekend, and how it would make life easier if I just skipped the figure drawing studio tomorrow night.  Then I started reading about various artists online and came across a pastel workshop here in Atlanta in May by an artist named Duane Wakeham. I wasn't familiar with him until today but apparently he is big-time in the world of pastel artists.  I came across the following online:
"Wakeham shares this breakthrough in his workshops, explaining to students that if they’ll do only 10-minute paintings the entire time, they’ll learn more about painting than if they do one painting each day. “Doing quick studies keeps you thinking about painting,” he says, “and it sharpens your skill in summarizing what you see. You develop your ability to say as much as possible with the minimum amount of time and effort, forcing yourself to see and think in terms of large shapes and simplified patterns of light and dark, instead of getting bogged down by details.”
Guess I have to go to class tomorrow.