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9. Thank you! Everything that was given to me in grade school art class. I didn't try

Sat Nov 16, 2019, 09:07 AM

Nov 2019

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any art classes in high school, and only print making for my art credit in college.(I come from a long line of artists and decided that if I wasn’t a prodigy, I wasn’t even going to try.)

Anyway, the creative urge kept gnawing at me. I tried watercolor lessons from books about 25 years ago. My mother, a former art teacher, tried coaching me long distance, but I gave up. Got the urge again as my youngest son was finishing up school. Still using books and also have the benefit of YouTube. Finally got brave enough to take a class and make mistakes in public.

I try to do drawing exercises as well, since I need help with that too. I know it’s traditional to learn drawing first, but clearly I am not one for tradition. Honestly, I just love color so much and the way watercolor moves, I can’t stay away from it.

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Have added some new paintings to my online album. :) [View all] GreenPartyVoter Nov 2019 OP

I loved the house picture... dawg day Nov 2019 #1

Thank you! I love bold colors. Not for everything, but a lot of subjects. GreenPartyVoter Nov 2019 #7

Love it. Do you paint little frog characters? I love your cat. applegrove Nov 2019 #2

Thank you. The cat was a swing and a miss at copying someone else's doodle, but it's GreenPartyVoter Nov 2019 #8

I'd live to see it if you finish it. applegrove Nov 2019 #16

What medium did you start with...? pbmus Nov 2019 #3

Thank you! Everything that was given to me in grade school art class. I didn't try GreenPartyVoter Nov 2019 #9

The reason I ask is because I have thought about trying my hand pbmus Nov 2019 #17

So sorry to be this late in replying! As mentioned elsewhere in the thread, it's traditional GreenPartyVoter Dec 2019 #20

I love your paintings!!! Fragment Nov 2019 #4

Thank you so much! See post 9 for how I got to this point. GreenPartyVoter Nov 2019 #10

Beautiful work! LiberalLoner Nov 2019 #5

Thank you! It is definitely difficult. A lot of variables to consider, and GreenPartyVoter Nov 2019 #11

Very good! procon Nov 2019 #6

Thank you! I am mostly teaching myself, so my training is a bit patchwork. There GreenPartyVoter Nov 2019 #12

Art classes are a necessity. procon Nov 2019 #14

I love your style and palete! Baitball Blogger Nov 2019 #13

Thank you! GreenPartyVoter Dec 2019 #18

You're art is a delight to look at lunatica Nov 2019 #15

Thank you! I can't lay claim to making all of those choices as I am still trying to GreenPartyVoter Dec 2019 #19