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Scotland Highlands Painting, Part VI

As I mentioned in my previous post, the water had me challenged.  I made several attempts to fix it, but it seemed it was one step forward, two steps back.  I finally had to take a break from it around Christmas.  When I finally went back to it, I ignored the funky water strokes I'd made and moved onto the rocky shoreline.  

I painted the rocks while my youngest son was home with the flu, watching 3 movies!  The rocks were actually fun to paint!  My fear was knowing I'd have to go back and finish the water (eek).

Scotland Highlands Painting, Part V

I've made lots of progress since last month.  I painted the water not once . . . not twice . . . not even just five times (more on that later).

I blocked in the left side with brown so my eyes could balance the future color there.

Several more tweaks went into the water.  Sometimes my colors were off, other times my lines were too curved.  My eye knew something was fighting, but it took several weeks before I figured out how to get my brain out of the process.  

More later.

Artist Profile: Eric Carle

Eric Carle, a famous children's book author and illustrator, has a new book out named The Artist who Painted a Blue Horse.  It's about doing things your own way, coloring outside the lines, and encouraging kids to just play.