studio1009

The next exercise in the class taught by Zina Poliszuk was a snow scene with shadows. The scene was chosen from my personal photographs. Choosing my own subject is one thing I like about this class. The class is taught remotely with WebEx due to pandemic safety concerns.

Things I learned or were emphasized by this exercise:
1) Careful drawing (I enlarged the photo using a grid)
2) Water control (mainly by not doing it well)
3) I can fix things, pigment can be removed (to a certain extent)
4) Don't drop your paint filled brush on the painting.

I was unhappy with the roof of the house on the right. Of course it was the first bit of snow I painted. I was able to remove most of the pigment even after 2 weeks (dampen, then blot with a dry brush) and finally got it to the color and texture I wanted. I can now look at the painting without cringing.

I had fun with the trees in the background. I also enjoyed painting in the slender branches on the leafless bush on the left. I didn't need to do that bush, but it makes the scene more real.