Mine, well, I'm not so sure. As you recall, I painted it, wiped it off while I was there, brought it home, wiped it off again and here it is at the moment. I suppose it is done.
Here is the first one in case you don't go to the previous post:
I actually like the first one better, but of course it is gone. It had more color even though it was cloudy. The new version seems to be foggy instead.
And if you wonder how it looks when it is wiped off:
I wet it with a paint brush and water so that it wouldn't muddy up the new layers. Painting on it after it dried, of course. Painting is always a lesson. Practice is so important. Sometimes it is good to paint with no expectations. Just paint for fun and see what happens and what you learn.
Richard McKinley advises artists to not make practice paintings "precious". I think we do that. We try to make a perfect painting every time without playing and practicing. McKinley gives great pastel pointers on his blog. He has instruction CD's available, too. I bought his book and it comes with a CD in the back. Cool.
2 comments:
I like the second painting, but I kind of like the first one better, too. I try to tell my students not to worry about messing up a painting that they can always do it again. But they are still over cautious. I guess we are all that way sometimes.
Bag Blog, I think the first one is fresher, of course. I always paint better when I am looking at the real thing, too. It is good practice, though to see what I did wrong and what I did right! :)
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