Taking a risk is almost always better than playing it safe. Especially in painting. And sometimes you don’t have a choice but to go for it and do your best. That’s what I did with this painting.
This is the South Fork of the American River in California. It was cold and overcast. The scenery was beautiful but incredibly challenging. When painting it, I was thinking there’s no way I can make this into a good painting. It was a struggle the whole time. But the cool thing about painting outdoors is once you bring it home and stop comparing it to nature, you have a good painting most of the time. And I feel that’s what happened here.
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Taking a risk is almost always better than playing it safe. Especially in painting. And sometimes you don’t have a choice but to go for it and do your best. That’s what I did with this painting.
This is the South Fork of the American River in California. It was cold and overcast. The scenery was beautiful but incredibly challenging. When painting it, I was thinking there’s no way I can make this into a good painting. It was a struggle the whole time. But the cool thing about painting outdoors is once you bring it home and stop comparing it to nature, you have a good painting most of the time. And I feel that’s what happened here.
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