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    Peyton’s paradise

    Jul 09, 2021 5 minutes

    LEARNING OBIECTIVES

    ■ How to paint from photographs

    ■ Practise colour mixing for land, water, vegetation and figures

    ■ Follow an oil-painting process

    On one of my painting retreats to Fiji, my group of students and I were painting on location at Savusavu Bay under the shade of a huge rain tree. The daughter and young granddaughter of one of my students came along to this location with us and were having fun playing further down the beach. I looked up from my painting mid-morning to see the perfect composition unfold (above right). It was a spontaneous moment that passed quickly so I was pleased I had my camera with me to capture the magic.

    All the elements for a great painting were there

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