Today was working with acrylics.  One more class from the collage and I will be done.  I was not very impressed with the course but I did learn a few things.  The class was not as structured as I hoped it would be but I have learned a few things about painting with acrylic mediums.  Today's project was a wash for the picture I will be painting in class.  We spent 5 weeks painting the same picture. 

Considering the amount of information on the internet the class was not what I would consider the best class but it was a class.  It has been very hard to locate any class in the area where I live and I was still glad to attend.  With practice maybe my next paintings will be with acrylics. 
Working with acrylics would be great when on vacation.  They are very portable and drying time would make them easy to use

Hello

Busy schedule keeps me uptight but painting will relax my mind.  Sadly this week has been without painting but I did have some fun time that is worth sharing.  Painting today hopefully but check out my extra work this week that has kept me from my blog and painting.

Happy Valentines Day

I spent the afternoon practicing mountain skills with my water soluble oil paints.  The mountains I have painted in the past were with more blues for the shadow.  Today I wanted to try to make the dark color of rocks not just a darker shaded snow made of light blue.  Looking at the photo of the painting I think I really should have painted a lake with a reflection to complete the picture.

                           Using a photo of a mountain as an example this was my painting today. 

trying not to be a quitter I finish all paintings I start.  This one is not one of my best due to the mix of the colors after scraping off the first layer and starting a new one before it dries.  But here it is and it is not my favorite painting.

I was trying to make a sunset picture of a mountain with outstanding colors in the sky and on the mountain.

Wow the weekend came and I wanted to spend a lot of time painting.  Ignoring some real important things that I should've done around the house I decided to paint . In my mind I had a mountain scene planned but it seemed as if everything I tried to do that day frustrated me . Nothing I did would get from my brain to the canvas with the painting I envision.
I even scraped away the mountainside and started over again but much to my frustration it still did not meet my expectations.

I think when we paint or have any hobby we need to learn when to back away if we are frustrated and stop the project.


I pulled out a new canvas and created a peaceful landscape with a pond. My frustration level decreased and I still managed to have an almost finished painting with my sanity intact. Maybe next weekend I can finish the painting.