tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998623830978195255.post2249867024655047885..comments2018-11-13T05:18:18.735-08:00Comments on Voice Painter: Ah Spring, A couple of warm days and I'm smiling!Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438049904759575799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998623830978195255.post-58146246702579660352011-04-06T08:58:44.185-07:002011-04-06T08:58:44.185-07:00Thanks Andrew, you're right, I have a tendency...Thanks Andrew, you're right, I have a tendency to jump right into color, and sometimes it comes out great. Not this time. A sketch could have helped simplify the scene for me. Also, the ink pen I had was water soluble and would have run all over if painted over. Note to myself: carry a waterproof uni-ball pen.<br />I used to sketch constantly, and I need to get back to that, as in any art, practice is key.<br /><br />On palette variety, my natural tendency is to work in a sort of earth-tone palette and I really need to stretch myself. I've found the Artist Challenges help me because it puts things before me that might not have occurred to me, it gets me out of my comfort range.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438049904759575799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5998623830978195255.post-47747390272062943412011-04-06T05:26:13.860-07:002011-04-06T05:26:13.860-07:00Hi Dianne, It would perhaps have been easier to ha...Hi Dianne, It would perhaps have been easier to have done your pen and ink first then you would have got your drawing sorted before attempting the painting. I have been struggling with plein air painting and have found it useful to go back to sketching outdoors. Thank you for your comment on my blog. I have had a quick look at subsequent locations for the virtual paintout and found it difficult to find a suitable location without spending a lot of time. I have been doing a lot of sketches exploring different colour palettes. I am currently experimenting with Payne’s ideas for palettes. I don’t have a website as I am just experimenting/learning with landscape painting, I have lots of sketches and no finished works.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516483294521527587noreply@blogger.com