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This one took the longest and had the most head scratching!
There were many times in the first hour when I thought I would give up and pack it away. The excuses went like this - 'it's getting too windy now' and 'it's a complicated subject. I've got the drawing sketched in. I should come back and finish it another day'.
Then my determination set in. I turned down my internal voices, turned up my podcast (Artists helping Artists) and carried on.
Three hours after starting, I was really glad I did it. The sense of achievement is even better when you have doubts to start with, when you get over hurdles. :-)
Bonjour ma chère,
ReplyDeleteIl est bon de vous suivre dans ce pèlerinage artistique.
Je suis éblouie par cette oeuvre et la ténacité qui vous a poussé à aller au-delà de vos doutes.
Bravo ! Le sujet n'était certes pas aisé mais si beau toutefois.
Gros bisous à vous
Merci beaucoup Martine :-)
DeleteIt's not just me then, prevarication! Well done you - always more difficult without company I think, so well soldiered and fine result!
ReplyDeleteThank you Peter :-)
DeleteHi Haidee,
ReplyDeleteMitchell Albala says in his book that if you don't occasionally experience frustration during a painting, then you're not fully engaged in the creative process. I often have to remember that as the weather batters me on the hills of Yorkshire!
I am glad you persevered with this painting as its a cracker ;
Subscribed to your blog now, keep up the good work.
That's great Glynn, yes there's much frustration and discomfort in this game - thrilling all the same! Happy to welcome you to my blog family :-)
DeleteWhat a beautiful piece of work, Haidee! So very much worth the effort. I love the way you've cropped this, it is much nicer without the sky, but I don't know if I would have seen that. Complicated is good. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI've been listening to Artists Helping Artists as well, but haven't done it en plein air, what a good idea.
Thanks lovely, yes I find listening to those gals helps me zone out of worrying about the painting and just get on with it - mind you, I don't really hear a lot of what they're saying either, it washes over me!
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