Cupcakes and charcoal?

Last fall semester, I took Prof. Epping's Oil Painting class at Williams. One of our first assignments was to paint dozens of representations of a cupcakes (procured from Tunnel City Coffee shop on Spring Street) and a lump of charcoal, supplied by our professor. The exercise was aimed toward exploring the use of our medium in any creative way we chose, resulting in 20 works of art with humble beginnings.