Learning to Paint – Clover Flower

After struggling with trying to capture a landscape earlier in the day, I spotted a tiny clover flower on the way back from the pub in Braunton. In a case of one extreme to another I had a go at painting the flower when we got back to camp. It was…

After struggling with trying to capture a landscape earlier in the day, I spotted a tiny clover flower on the way back from the pub in Braunton. In a case of one extreme to another I had a go at painting the flower when we got back to camp. It was raining when I painted this so I had to get a shift on, I think this attempt took me about two minutes start to finish.

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Learning to Paint – Croyde Bay

I’ve been away near Croyde for the weekend with a big group of friends. In between beers I had a go at trying to paint the landscape. This is a view towards the bayside painted on the beach. It was a blowy day and the picture, paints and other stuff kept flying around. It was almost impossible to mix colours on the plastic plate I’d brought with me (yup that kept flying away too), and I think I need to buy some….grassier greens.

There’s a lot I don’t like about this picture though some of the folks I was away with were very encouraging about it. I found it very difficult to capture something so….big, I’m hoping things will improve as I gain confidence.

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