Well, still trying to get this painting thing right.  This is the latest.  Trying to get cracks and crevices in the rocks.  also trying to give some life to the trees.  I think I did some good on this, but I am still not totally satisfied with it.

Seaside Path

Ahhhh.  A nice leisurely walk along the seaside.  Some nice cypress pines along the way.  Well, the picture didn't turn out quite like I thought, but its not half bad either.

And, looking at the pic, it looks like I forgot to put in the chain between the posts.  Hmmmm, well, nothing I cant put in later.  Enjoy

Better 1, Better 2, or Better 3

Ok, so I've been watching  videos again, and I stumbled upon one that I thought had some good advice.  "Finish you painting in under 10 minutes."  At first I though, you're nuts.  But as he went into his explanation it made more sense.  You will have to learn to control the moisture level in the paints and on the paper since you won't have time to let the painting dry.  That has been one thing I have struggled with since I started painting.  So, I am going back to trying to painting quickly in hopes of forcing myself to learn how to control the moisture.  Here are the two pictures I did today at lunch.  The first I actually drew out before I began painting.  It turned out ok, i guess, but really muddled and with no definition.  Hence the ink lines on it.  It helps with the definition, but I dont know if it makes the painting any better or not.

The other painting, i did freehand, no sketching, no pictures, just outta my mind, and trying to remember what the first one kind of looked like.  Also, i guess you could say i had a bit more of a game plan for thee second one.  I think it came out better, but still not quite what I wanted.  The background has not life to it at all, and tat really takes away from the grapes.   Well, I guess thats why they call it practice.

Barn-ey

Ok, I seem to be stuck on barns now.  Thats ok.  Barns make a great thing to paint.  I am trying to work on letting colors mix on the paper, and on scratching in tree trunks, or highlights from branches.  I think i hit the mark on the first, and missed on the second.  Well, at any rate there are some good things about his little picture.  I still think I am gonna go back and paint in a horse or cow or two onto this painting, but in general, I'm satisfied with it.

fluffy bunny

This one was a bit hard.  How to convey grass and flowers close up, how to do it in the background and how to keep the bunny bright and the focal point.   I think I got the bunny good enough, I think i got the foreground flowers good enough, I only wish i could figure out how to do the background a little better.  Tried to make it a bit darker to set it off, maybe that wasn't the best idea.  Hmmm, have to think about this one for a minute.

Mailbox and Barn

Ok, so I've been working on barns lately.  They are nice because they are big structures with some angled roofs, and if you don't get the proportions right, or the lines straight, it doesn't matter.  Your mind says, Hey its a barn, it could be that way.  Well I decided to incorporate a mailbos into this one.  Also, I tried to do a little scratching in of weeds in the foreground.  I think I'll revisit this one at a later date, but for now, I think its a good start.

Barn 2

Here is another barn.  Similar to the last one, but just a bit different.  I think I like this one better.  Or maybe it is that I just like the pine trees better.  Well, at any rate, this is the next iteration of the barn.  Enjoy.