I started teaching myself to paint with oils and acrylics last week. Heres my first ever colour painting done on canvas Today. Need practice but im pretty happy with it.
Thanks muchly. I love my tree on the right and my track, but my left side trees are a bit weird. Lol lol
Yep professional beginner here. Lo lol.
I would love to be good enough one day to sell a few while we travel.
Kerry they are brilliant Im no expert but Im pretty sure you would be able to sell them now. I Just love the monochrome one it is just a little different just out of interest how many colours did you use. Wouldnt mind having a go at one of those. Great job Im very impressed.
Stunning! I would love to be able to paint and draw. The Monochrome is so different and I would be happy to put it in my home. I think you will sell them easily.
I have a Pro Hart hanging on my wall at home and would only be to happy to hang it alongside .Be very proud of what you have done. I'm no art critic but any one can see that you have real talent when it comes to painting..Keep up the good work and hope to see more of your paintings in the future..Well done Kerry...Alan..
As I said in a post when the crafting thread started that I enjoy crafting and I do appreciate good work .Well done to all who have contributed thus far..Alan..
Hi Libby. Im an outdoor girl too which is why i paint landscapes, i have never been crafty as an indoor type ect, much prefer outside getting hands dirty. I have always admired landscape painings done well by good artists and just thought, stuff it im gunna have a go. The books and vids make it so easy, you just follow their directions and hope it turns out. When i started the colour one it was a disaster. I just kept working it and it turned out ok. Just have a go. You never know.
I just might take your advice and 'ave a go ...... Nothing like a bit of comic relief to trigger some inspiration .... Stay tuned to comic corner.......
now, i have always been fascinated by aboriginal art and its significance, so perhaps next trip to the outback i will leave some non essential stuff (like Charlie' beer) at home and take the paints "in loo of'
Libby
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The Maccas ....
2013 Avida Esperance Motorhome - based in northern NSW.
Although I am not a crafty person, I do recognize and appreciate talent when I see it in others, which is why this forum interests me.
I often wonder if I applied myself what I could come up with. i have been a girl guide leader for over 30 years and people cant believe i have no artistic abilities as lots of people think craft is what they do mostly! Guess that's why I enjoy camping and the outdoors And that has been my focus and skills base.
you have, however, inspired to checkout the How To books and see if I have underestimated my potential!
Libby
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The Maccas ....
2013 Avida Esperance Motorhome - based in northern NSW.
One thing i have learnt is that while wr are still living we can try what ever takes our fancy, if we are no good at it, it dosnt matter as long as its fun and keeps the brain going. We will never know if we are any good until we try.
Thankyou all for your encouragment. Ill keep at it and see how it goes.
Now scrap book is something i just cant do, have tried and just dont have the imagination to create it. Ha ha. Much easier to paint off what i see in front of me.
So many very tallented nomads, i guess it just takes time to find that thing to do. Its taken me all my life to get started.
Chaslib every one has a talent sometimes you just have to try a few things before you find it. Some sew ,cook or garden. I hate cooking but love my garden.
I used to sew all my clothes ,even lingerie but I didn't really enjoy it. Gave it up and years later started folk art classes, it was just someone's else's idea at tennis and we all went just for the heck of it. I was the only one who kept it up and loved it. From there I did patchwork and sewing dolls for our grand daughters. I am not good at some things like embroidery.
Camping is one of our favourite hobbies. Baz doesn't have a hobby except EBay ha ha but he loves talking to and watching people,so I guess that is a hobby of sorts.
Hi Libby. Im an outdoor girl too which is why i paint landscapes, i have never been crafty as an indoor type ect, much prefer outside getting hands dirty. I have always admired landscape painings done well by good artists and just thought, stuff it im gunna have a go.
The books and vids make it so easy, you just follow their directions and hope it turns out. When i started the colour one it was a disaster. I just kept working it and it turned out ok.
Just have a go. You never know.
I think i like oils better, but being in a van full time travel i just wont be able to get them dry. They can take months to dry depending on paint.
I am working on an acrylic one now but using thick gesso to try to imitate oils a bit, but dry in a day, not weeks.
Thank Bloomoon. I am doing mainly 8x10 inch ones. Nice size and easy to frame. Just using canvas board. Ill take some to markets when i get good enough and se how they go.
