Saturday 1 August 2009

Portrait of the Artist



30 min ink and watercolour

Just started a week's holiday from work and it feels so good to be able to paint again!

Today I am doing plein air. At first I was unsure, but then if you never take a chance you will never discover what you are capable of. Grasp the nettle!


2 comments:

  1. I'm still dithering over going out in the open to paint. The thought of people watching over your shoulder scares the hell out of me. Well done for grasping the nettle.

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  2. Thank you so much. It really isn't so bad once you get out there. Sometimes people even ignore me! Ha-ha! That can be annoying if you're itching to have a chat and no-one comes over.

    My advice is get out there with the sketchbook to begin with, it's easier closing the book if you get shy. Once you've done that a few times it's not half so bad getting out the paints and once you get into the painting zone you forget everything around you.

    I found most people are very kind and encouraging when they do come over.

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