I know, I know, it looks like a first grader did it! Feel free to chuckle if you want to, but I had alot of fun playing with my paints, and when I was holding my palette it made me feel like a real artist! That's the way the book wanted me to feel before I attempted a real painting, so I guess it was a successful experiment.
Playing With My Paint
So as many of you know, I've rented a few library books on oil painting to help me get started. A couple of the books I have (Books 1 and 3 - see Books page) recommended just fiddling around with the paint for a while - trying different strokes, mixing colors, and just playing with it. So that's what I did. I thought you might find my fiddling painting amusing:
I know, I know, it looks like a first grader did it! Feel free to chuckle if you want to, but I had alot of fun playing with my paints, and when I was holding my palette it made me feel like a real artist! That's the way the book wanted me to feel before I attempted a real painting, so I guess it was a successful experiment.
I know, I know, it looks like a first grader did it! Feel free to chuckle if you want to, but I had alot of fun playing with my paints, and when I was holding my palette it made me feel like a real artist! That's the way the book wanted me to feel before I attempted a real painting, so I guess it was a successful experiment.

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