Wednesday, January 23, 2013

W.C.W. Week 1

I am trying once again to start painting every week, maybe even every day.
I painted this from a photo I took.
It is up South Fork Canyon
It's been almost 8 months since I've painted and I am feeling a little rusty.
This was the second one I painted of this same scene.
I changed some things from the first one I painted.
There are still things I don't like (Like that HUGE embankment of blue on the left side)
But I learned from the first painting and improved and that's what matters right??
That is one thing I'm going to focus on this year.  When I've painted something I don't like, I'm not just going to hide it in the closet, never to try again, but I'm going to try it at least a second time, and use what I learned the first time to improve.

18 comments:

  1. Beautiful winter scene! Happy PPF!

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  2. I'd be so proud if I could paint a winter scene this beautiful, Jennifer. Your idea about revisiting paintings that aren't quite what we envisioned is a great one.

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  3. Lovely wintery scene ~ wonderful! ~ Carol
    (A Creative Harbor) ^_^

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  4. Your painting is absolutely gorgeous - I love the wintery scene.

    Sarah @ A Cat-Like Curiosity

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  5. This is so exquisite!
    Blue is my favorite color, so I adore this landscape painting!!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  6. This is a wonderful example of us being our own worst critics, because I think you did a great job on this (and I like the intense blue).

    xo
    Kristin

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  7. Loving your beautiful winter scene. Enjoy the weekend, happy PPF, Annette x

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  8. Well for someone who thinks they're rusty I think it's pretty fantastic! I love how the colors change across the mountain in a way you could only do with watercolor. I hope you do paint more I would love to see it!

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  9. you might feel rusty but your watercolour is simply lovely... you do paint snow beautifully...xx

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  10. what incredible, razor sharp mountains! I get cold just looking at it! beautiful

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  11. I am glad to see you are painting again. Somehow knowing that you paint things you aren't satisfied with makes your work that much more inspiring to me.

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  12. Really beautiful snowscape-bbbbrrr!!!

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  13. Beautiful winter landscape, conveys the feeling of loneliness. Saludos

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  14. I'd say you did an exemplar job! It's beautiful! HPPF!

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  15. how funny! I have not been inspired to paint in such a long time... until this week!! Lovely painting & I love your header painting. I sure love your work.

    xox

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  16. Lovely painting - good idea to learn as you go along. Our "failures" aren't really failures - just steps on the creative road. Happy PPF

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  17. Beautiful painting! Fantastic light and shadow and you have captured the feeling of vast, cold place so well! Love those blues!

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