Trying Something New

Let's Try Something New!

So, is there something new you want to try?

I've tried painting roses in the past,

with very poor results!

I've been studying them recently,

I've been studying how other people paint them.

I've been doing a lot of looking.

So last week I decided to put a brush in my hand.

I had a beautiful pic of a rose on my phone I grew in my yard,

so I uploaded it to my computer,

 

 And out popped this painting.

I wasn't unhappy with this effort.

All that looking and studying seemed to help!

 Then a day or two later I went to bed

 with painting roses on my mind. 

(I know.  Who does that?)

I went to bed thinking about how many colors I'd used to paint that rose painting.
I'd used my entire palette.

And then I began thinking about how I used all these seemingly unrelated colors to create the rose.

Then I started thinking about another rose painting,

and swirling colors,

and rose petals,

and drifted off to sleep.

(Sleep is good) 

 The next morning,

out popped this.

Then I had to go back to the rose.

This turned out better than I thought,

except for that petal on the right.

I didn't like that one.

So after some looking,

I had to figure out why I didn't like it,

I picked up the brush,

and tweaked.

 It's not signed yet,

but I'm pretty sure it's done!

I think my point is,

we should listen to our inner selves.

We get inspiration from lots of places,

and we should listen to it,

learn from it,

and then go for it.

Last week I gave you several links for fellow artists websites,

and today I'm going to give you a few more.

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Cathy Engberg, an online art friend paints some of the greatest paintings of joyful children.

Click HERE to view her artwork. 

Terri Buchholz is another online art friend

who I have admired for her paintings of glass,

but she is currently painting some beautiful faces.

Click HERE to view her artwork. 

Another hilarious and talented artist is Raymond Logan.
I love his art and I subscribe to his blog almost as much for his whit and the way he writes about his art.  
Click HERE to view his art. 

I introduce you to these artists to see some great art,
and to entice you consider purchasing art.
There are lots of artists out there who do some amazing work
and I want you to meet as many of them as possible.

Click HERE to go to my Etsy shop to see my art
as well as some interesting vintage home decor items.

If you have that person on your list who wants to learn to paint, I have you covered there too.
Click HERE to go to my online beginning painting course.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Thanks for stopping by today.