I have been know to just hang out in a pool, floating facing the wall, with my arms on the desk, kindle in hand, reading for hours on end :D I have not bought a waterproof kindle - but I'm *awfully* tempted - then I could take my kindle to the lake and float in the water and read all day :D
That photo appears to be Hacienda Encantada Resort & Residences in Cabo San Lucas, according to google. One of the reviewers has a nearly identical photo in her review.
I would totally go to there - if only because there would be warm ocean to swim in and go snorkeling :D
I totally agree that it is unreasonable to compare artists.
That is one of the things about the paint nite events that I find difficult. When you have a group of people all painting the *same* picture - it is inevitable that everyone ends up comparing their own efforts to the others and to the teacher's painting - and to the original sample.
It is always fascinating to see how you can have a dozen people paint the same thing - and end up with such different pictures, though.
As a "learning new skills and techniques" - I find it helpful to have a fixed image that I am trying to reproduce - at least to some degree. I am still learning how to use the brushes and paint and make the marks that I want to make, and make the colours that I want to make. But a lot of my most favourite bits of my paintings, end up being marks made accidentally while trying to accomplish something else, LOL
At least when you are painting your own original works - nobody else has painted that person in that train at that moment - so there is nothing to compare against?
I appreciate your loose, impressionist style - it's something I really struggle with!
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Date: 2023-03-28 04:11 am (UTC)That photo appears to be Hacienda Encantada Resort & Residences in Cabo San Lucas, according to google. One of the reviewers has a nearly identical photo in her review.
I would totally go to there - if only because there would be warm ocean to swim in and go snorkeling :D
I totally agree that it is unreasonable to compare artists.
That is one of the things about the paint nite events that I find difficult. When you have a group of people all painting the *same* picture - it is inevitable that everyone ends up comparing their own efforts to the others and to the teacher's painting - and to the original sample.
It is always fascinating to see how you can have a dozen people paint the same thing - and end up with such different pictures, though.
As a "learning new skills and techniques" - I find it helpful to have a fixed image that I am trying to reproduce - at least to some degree. I am still learning how to use the brushes and paint and make the marks that I want to make, and make the colours that I want to make. But a lot of my most favourite bits of my paintings, end up being marks made accidentally while trying to accomplish something else, LOL
At least when you are painting your own original works - nobody else has painted that person in that train at that moment - so there is nothing to compare against?
I appreciate your loose, impressionist style - it's something I really struggle with!