Posted by Emmy White on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
To report on the failure or success of my resolution conclusion for my first month, I have painted three times a week, but I ave failed horribly in my resolution to sketch everyday. I must start this new month and do daily sketches to see if I can at last be successful. This month has been very fun, however. I have tried to paint snow and snow related subjects. This is new for me and it has been interesting. ;I like the coldness of the blue and white with the warmness of burnt sienna and yellow ochre. It is a stretch for me not to use predominantly reds and yellows and greens. This challenge was suggested by a critique grou[ I have been attending consistently. Critique groups are very exciting. They differ from open studio gatherings where you mostly work alone for a couple of hours in a room full of people. I have received lots of help and suggestions from the other artists but contrasting this to a critique group is interesting. Critique groups look at your painting and really study it giving gentle suggestions and encouragement. It helps me define what I am doing and it inspires new ideas. Here are a couple of my snow, cold etc paintings..