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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

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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

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Permalink Reply by Richard Robinson on December 10, 2008 at 10:20pm: Great work Bruce. You seem to have a good handle on it. What were the trickiest areas or concepts for you to deal with?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bruce on December 11, 2008 at 9:47am: 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.
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Permalink Reply by Bruce on December 12, 2008 at 9:41am: 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).; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Eddie Aldridge on December 19, 2008 at 7:00pm: Still trying not to blend everything out. You instructions were very logical and easy to follow. My seagulls took more than three strokes tho'.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Eric on February 11, 2009 at 10:20am: 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.

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Permalink Reply by Richard Robinson on February 11, 2009 at 10:49am: 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.

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