My view at Rennes le Chateau - what I saw
-what I made
Here I am happily working on the above painting.
My points of interest were the bright green field, the big trees at the
edge of the cliff and the winding road in the distance.
Making Choices - Selecting and Eliminating
To Simplify Your Paintings!
We all had our cameras clicking with so many wonderful things
to see and paint. Now that you are back home it is time to get
out your photos and paint. The first step is to decide what it is that
you find most interesting - why did you take that photo?
Is it the flowers? The bridge?
The landscape between the bridge supports?
They are all magnificent and worth painting, but the secret
is to choose just oneto focus on.
When the focus is on the trees and layers through
the bridge your sketch might look like this:
When the focus is the flowers your painting
might look like this:
Now it is your turn - happy painting!
