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Sunday, January 04, 2009

NZ Swans, Watercolour, 8 x 10

2 comments:

Michael Lukyniuk said...

Joyce:

A very nice rendering of swans. Your style is uncluttered yet it offers a lot of interesting detail. I intend to visit your other paintings over the next days.

I guess that while in NB you paint pleine air and when you travel you paint afterwards from photos that you've taken. Am I right? In any case, your paintings are vibrant and well-composed.

Congratulations,
Michael

P.S., It may be interesting to accompany your paintings with a small note that either explains your technique or something about the scene.

Joyce said...

Hi Michael, thanks for visiting and commenting on my work. I know a lot of artists explain what they are doing and give a lot more information on their work than I do. You are quite right that I do plein air paintings in the summer when I can get outside to do so. When I visit other places, it is usually easier to take photos and then use them for painting. I would prefer to do all my paintings from nature, but that is not possible where I live.

I try to pick titles that explain the paintings. I am right now going through all my "how-to-paint" books that I have accumulated over the years and truly trying to learn other techniques. I hope at the end of the year, there will be some real changes in my work.

I intend to return your visit.