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Bald Hills, Mundubbera Dad’s Pride Faith of a Child

As a general rule the more you paint especially in a landscape, as they are are to keep it simple, eliminate
the better you will get; it’s just the often quite dull or boring and do not the unnecessary, and treat your
number of brushstrokes! convey the sense of the scene. I feel free paintings like a railway crossing:
I have an eclectic mix of paint brands to choose any colour. I’m happy to make stop, look and listen. Stop several
in my palette, although I mostly use a pink, purple, red, yellow or even a times during painting, step back,
Windsor & Newton. My art works really green sky. I’ve done a number of green look and listen to what your artwork
benefit from the discipline of limiting skies and nobody has even noticed. is saying to you.
my palette i.e. using between one to five When I point out that the sky is green As an experienced teacher I
colours only. To this end I spend time they are surprised because it fits so well quickly found myself involved in
studying and comparing colours, using with the colour scheme, and after all both adult and children’s classes
the pigment number (found on all tubers tone is more important than colour. which have been very rewarding. I
of paint) rather than the brand name. I’m Two other pieces of wisdom love to teach and help others on their
not concerned about accurate colours, I have picked up over the years own creative journey.

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