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[Richard Robinson]

Don't be shy! If you have completed a painting as part of one of my MasterClass Lessons please take the opportunity to post an image of your painting and any comments in this part of the forum - just reply to this post by entering your comments in the box below and add your image by clicking on the little picture icon like this .

Since we're just starting out and there aren't many artists here I will comment on your work if I find the time somewhere. My hope is that you will all learn from each other's work in this forum - your successes and failures and encourage each other to do better. Encouragement and good advice are some of the things which keep me going so I think it's really important to get that from as many places as we can. So again, DON"T BE SHY! - we're all at different places along this creative path so we all have a unique view from where we are at the moment - 'you can only see the mountain from the valley'.

Happy painting,
Richard

[Richard Robinson]

Great work Bruce. You seem to have a good handle on it. What were the trickiest areas or concepts for you to deal with?

[Bruce]

Really enjoyed doing this lesson. Your help made it all seem so easy. Looking forward to trying another one soon. Thanks for all your help.
Cheers Bruce

[Bruce]

Getting the correct colour and tone is probably my biggest issue and takes me a lot of time. I also have difficulty getting the finer detail right. I found the walkway and the seagull quite tricky (that is why there is only one seagull).

[Eddie Aldridge]

Still trying not to blend everything out. You instructions were very logical and easy to follow. My seagulls took more than three strokes tho'.

[Eric]

Hi all,

October and November last year I made a number of painitngs based on the 'beach masterclass'. I am only a starting budding painter, therefore I decided to start small (A4 size) and find the issues I would encounter. For me these were colour and how o add detail without trying to be precise, i.e. create image that he brain makes into something more than the paint shows from observing at close range.

I thouroughly enjoyed doing these. As a result I have decided to just concentrate on making colors with the palette I have, making loads of colour charts.

Eric

[Richard Robinson]

Great work Eric! That sort of determination and persistence will get you everywhere. That's what I call talent.
Eric said:

Hi all,

October and November last year I made a number of painitngs based on the 'beach masterclass'. I am only a starting budding painter, therefore I decided to start small (A4 size) and find the issues I would encounter. For me these were colour and how o add detail without trying to be precise, i.e. create image that he brain makes into something more than the paint shows from observing at close range.

I thouroughly enjoyed doing these. As a result I have decided to just concentrate on making colors with the palette I have, making loads of colour charts.

Eric

[Amy Hinson]

Here is my first attempt at a master class lesson... atmospheric perspective... I'm a bit remedial in the value department as you can see... and if I could teach the dog to photograph the paintings they might look a bit better as well... but hey that is half the fun... the practice and the training of the dog!

[Richard Robinson]

Hey good job Amy! Thanks for posting it up too - don't know why more people don't do that - must be shy. Looks like you really got the hang of the whole idea and I was impressed by the subtlety in your values. Nothing jumps out at me and says 'hey, I'm in the wrong place!' - so that's all good.

Amy Hinson said:

Here is my first attempt at a master class lesson... atmospheric perspective... I'm a bit remedial in the value department as you can see... and if I could teach the dog to photograph the paintings they might look a bit better as well... but hey that is half the fun... the practice and the training of the dog!