Artist's Back to Basics

Divide and Conquer

In my last two articles I’ve talked about how the sky can play an important part and add so much interest to your paintings (The Sky’s the Limit) and how the light bouncing off and through the clouds creates shadows across the landscape adding drama to the work (Don’t turn the lights out) in this article I thought I’d bring these two elements together but also add a new suggestion Divide and Conquer

Divide to Conquer those painting Blues

Many new artists are often daunted and apprehensive when confronted with a blank sheet of water colour paper, just like a writers with writers

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