Elizabeth Robbins 4th "E" lesson. Flow Blue & Roses

I worked more on this and I am calling this done--this little painting was harder than I thought--. Someone said you struggle before a leap in your painting ability--I hope so,. It could be that or I just need to paint more! lol  happy painting!

2nd pass on the 4th lesson

I worked again on this today. This simple little painting is hard for me--the pot is getting there, not done --and I am starting to like the middle rose better for the moment. I was going to keep painting but started feeling a little sick--taking a break till I feel better

Liz Robbins 4th class-- Flow blue & roses (first block-in)

                                                                                                   At this point (1st) block-in --I am always discouraged--I feel I can't paint--blah-blah...I hope I will have heart to try again but you never know. sigh....(I need to pray for help for sure) Happy painting, everyone :-)

Rose painting continued--3rd Liz Robbins on line class

I worked all day on this and redid everything. I oiled the dry painting like she shows us, but my stuff I used was old and had chunks in it . I scraped the chunks off and went ahead and brushed it on my painting.....It left a lot of lint-line stuff all over the painting. I wiped it off right away but it still had like dust particles all over it.  I tried to get  it off but didn't get all of it---sigh....anyway I used another oil--it didn't seem to let the paint flow--everything felt tacky. I just pushed myself to deal with it and repainted the whole painting. I feel it is not the worst painting I have ever done but certainly not the best.  This was very hard for me --the paint did not move for me as usual but this is the best I can do at this time. I do think it is better than my first try-I think I will post -oh well, Happy Painting!

Yellow Roses (Liz Robbins 3rd on-line lesson)

This of course is not done....I , again did not use the right size canvas and the flowers kinda grew and I almost did not have enough room.  The lesson was about looking at shapes--not a rose or petals but the shapes of dark and light and warm and cool and it boggled my mind.  I think I made it harder then it needed to be.  I do that sometimes when I try to hard....I painted this while we had our first blizzard of the year.  Church was canceled and I painted Sunday and again today (Monday) as I didn't;t go to work because of the slick streets.
I tried to work on it today and the paint was not dry but tacky--not the best conditions for painting. I overworked and just was trying to get it done.  I hurried and posted it on instagram and also on the closed group that we have for all of us who take the on-line course.  I left the posting stay for about 10 minutes and then pulled them off as I knew I need to work more on the painting,  The blue flowers look so gray in the photo--I do not like the gray color.
Anyway, I'm glad I decided to work more on this painting--I think I can make it better---I hope...
Happy painting!

Sunflowers (2nd Liz Robbins on-line-class)

Almost done--One more painting time to fix obvious mistakes (why can't I see them while I'm painting?
No one says it's easy and besides Walking Dead is on cause it's
Ricks last episode.
But I digress --I love these classes--learning so much--can' t wait to paint again on this --I think I can fix my mistakes with one more session. Happy painting






Here is the latest version--I am happier with this--I need to paint more and not be so lazy. Thanksgiving is over and I have extra days off so hope I'll get more painting time in. Hope your thanksgiving was good---mine sure was--love being with the family and of course the food!!!

2nd Lesson with Liz Robbins--"Sunflowers"

I just had to start this before I worked more on the first lesson (the apples).
This is just the first pass- I like to show how I start--hopefully I can work more tomorrow and post the changes I will make and hope you will see a difference. Happy Painting!!