I've been reading Kevin Macpherson's really awesome books, Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color and Landscape Painting Inside & Out. These books are more helpful than anything else save actually trying to paint. I just love the author's style. He subtly repeats key notes in such a way that you only realize there is repetition when you really stop to think about it. Wonderful teaching!
I have some of Macpherson's mantras stuck in my head right now: "Paint shapes, not things;" "Paint colors, not things." I'm so eager to try the out and see whether there is any learning or improvement that happens.
But alas, I need to get the slideshow up from my last wedding. So my "treat" for today will be to go to the zoo with some pencils and gouache, and sketch the animals...IF I can get the slideshow finished and posted online by noon.
Wish me luck! I have a lot of photos to go through before I can even start!
I have some of Macpherson's mantras stuck in my head right now: "Paint shapes, not things;" "Paint colors, not things." I'm so eager to try the out and see whether there is any learning or improvement that happens.
But alas, I need to get the slideshow up from my last wedding. So my "treat" for today will be to go to the zoo with some pencils and gouache, and sketch the animals...IF I can get the slideshow finished and posted online by noon.
Wish me luck! I have a lot of photos to go through before I can even start!
2 comments:
I would say that painting is in your genes. I have done several water colors now and I would say yours are better than any of mine. I am trying to get a gene pool started. LOL.....Mary
Mary, you are too sweet! Sorry I haven't checked back here in so long...it's been a very busy summer.
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