This post has been a long time in getting ready. I have recently become totally involved in a few new sites. After searching for ages for art blogs and finding nothing I have hit the jack pot! There is just so much really good stuff out there. Try Sixty Minute Artist, or Art and Perception, or A Painting Journey / the Painters Keys or Art News !!! I have been totally hooked in and am learning just so much!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLS8WWA6haFKRuBTNrGK7r5YYDQIPsuVCWUNV_ehutioX8F-xnFhGDx-6GCj0byIDPLVXQBJXWqQikiHft2i-jwrSKYVs-BNZ-sf5astOL4koccwta7kK7WhyrRP21gXiPFpuvRCdxqez/s400/Hex+River+Valley+07.jpg)
I painted this Hex River Valley scene and absolutely hate it. One of these days I will paint over it, but in the meantime I painted two little miniatures of the original using just three colours. The first one was Burnt Sienna, Ultramarine and white. The other was Cadmium red, Phthalo blue and white. I am really sick of this view now but have learned so much by doing this exercise. It's amazing how going back to the first painting it now looks all wrong. I just didn't see it as I should have.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QxsS9vuAizhE2A9ILidIyza1XN9N6gWeKkGKwhxO02p4XCmApyK3femVC_c1nCM3KMgSQBVVGh5PtrpJT1e7qgpGJ6PhNRE_42TJjvI880n1tHD_RNAHCRbMSmRZ9OK1bEYb5CeunlIr/s400/DSCF0027.JPG)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvduvaGthMg0tvJGHGenC9XAfgbVhesObFBLOt2w-e7BPAnb_HW50TL0lnXEEbOxWUmpJq9HdKw7Vopc9FTMcKkkT9saO01xtCbEadzCrfwuIsLSfd2kaOBbfEBNzborLQOH6t9sS38bz1/s400/DSCF0032.JPG)
I suppose that this is part of learning process. A lot of patience is needed. One learns from mistakes and grows all the time.
Thanks to all those experienced artists out there giving tremendously helpful advice.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLS8WWA6haFKRuBTNrGK7r5YYDQIPsuVCWUNV_ehutioX8F-xnFhGDx-6GCj0byIDPLVXQBJXWqQikiHft2i-jwrSKYVs-BNZ-sf5astOL4koccwta7kK7WhyrRP21gXiPFpuvRCdxqez/s400/Hex+River+Valley+07.jpg)
I painted this Hex River Valley scene and absolutely hate it. One of these days I will paint over it, but in the meantime I painted two little miniatures of the original using just three colours. The first one was Burnt Sienna, Ultramarine and white. The other was Cadmium red, Phthalo blue and white. I am really sick of this view now but have learned so much by doing this exercise. It's amazing how going back to the first painting it now looks all wrong. I just didn't see it as I should have.
I suppose that this is part of learning process. A lot of patience is needed. One learns from mistakes and grows all the time.
Thanks to all those experienced artists out there giving tremendously helpful advice.
Comments