In between building and landscaping I have been painting (that’s the arty kind) it's something that I have been doing on and off as long as I can remember, but this is the first time I have treated it like a job.
Total commitment is a must when I am painting or drawing and if it is not working 'right' to stop and start again, and keep on doing it, until you get the spontaneous look to the brush strokes, color and the layout.
I think you can liken it to an actor learning their lines.
Last week I sold my first painting…
I sketched it 3 times to get the layout correct and painted it 2 times to achieve the color balance correct, our son was over from the UK acted as art director (his job in London)
It was good to have someone I could trust to be a honest critic – not an easy job.
Family and friends can be very bad critics as they can say things that you want to hear.
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