LESSON #37 - Lake Hayes

[Lillian]

  to Paintbasket, Red1!
I'm glad you enjoyed the class today.
It takes a few days for Nolan to edit the video and  upload it.  We always get an email when the replay is available and when the pdf document is available.

[Red1]

Okay thanks.  I was just anxious to try my hand at painting this lesson.  I'll just paint something else until this one is available.

[Lillian]

Hi Red!  Have you painted long?  Is watercolor your medium or choice, or do you use other mediums as well?

I'm looking forward to seeing what you do and I hope you enjoy this friendly forum. 

[Red1]

Thanks for asking.  Only a few months.  I am very new at this and a little insecure.  I have to watch the videos a few times before I get the courage to try the lesson.   I have always wanted to learn to paint with watercolors.  I am also trying to improve my drawing ability.   I have a long way to go.  I am thinking about doing the Let's Draw Course but I don't have the funds right now.

[Red1]

Hi, Rita.  Thanks for the welcome.  It will be a while before I will have the courage to post anything I paint.  So far, only my husband has the privilege of viewing my work, whether he wants to or not.

[eftpower1]

  Red 1

One of the very best gifts I ever got was when an artist  friend  pushed me to show EVERYTHING I did..

I can not tell you the difference it made for me.  Now every painting gets put in a frame, and hung in the dinning room/ kitchen area until I finish another one to replace it.

and I post them all here. The feed back I get is a whole lot more honest and balanced then the review I give myself!

Looking forward to seeing your work
Brian

[Red1]

Thanks for the encouragement, but I'll have to get somewhat better before I would feel comfortable posting my work.  Especially with my color mixing. 

[lynn p.]

 :welcome:Red1.  If you hang around a while you will have the courage to post, as everyone is interested in the best coming out of each of us and there is no competition.  It is truly a helpful place.   Glad you are here.

[Rkymtnmary]

Each paint-along-er did a wonderful job!!!  Everyone gets an A+! 

[Sharon Flan]

   Val, for the try to help me during my first live class today. About the time I read from you about the "B" word I lost everything finally got back the picture and spent the rest of the class trying to catch up..

Sorry Dennis; I forgot we were suspose to just stop and watch..So I tried catching up and lost control of my colors. I can't figure out why my yellows came out so greenish.

Still trying.  Need any help I can get..Thanks,

Sharon

[SunRai]

Hi Sharon - I'm sorry you had problems with viewing the class today.  But don't worry, most of us just watch and then try painting later when the replay comes out.  I am not skilled enough to paint along yet!  One of these days I hope to feel up to it, but until then I'll just watch.

I'm going to "check in" with you over on the new members forum!

[Karen]

Jennylynn, Natalie, Harald and Brian your paint alongs are all so different and all great. They will look lovely framed. I'm looking forward to the replay so i can see the lesson.

[Rkymtnmary]

Hi, Pat...

Just to share a bit re what you said about not being skilled enough to paint along and add my .02 cents for what it's worth.  I felt the exact same way but Dennis was very encouraging when I did so which was probably about 3 of them.  At first, I was all caught up in the fluster of the process in trying to keep up but by the last one I did, I was out of that phase and just having fun and they actually started to come out better.  I was interrupted in being prepared to paint along right after my last one with my son having his lung collapse and subsequent surgery so the next two classes I was only able to watch while in the hospital and taking care of him afterward at home.  Right after, and up until now, I can't do so again because I have no mobility as I'm fighting knee surgery and can't move about to get back and forth into my studio on quick notice if Dennis makes a change-up so I'm back to watching and then doing the replays.  But I just want you to know from someone who's done both that the paint along really really is worth doing.  Even I (of all people....lol) noticed an improvement in my work because of it so I just wanted to tell you to please not go by a sense of lack of skill as your criterion as whether to paint along or not.  You are very accomplished from what I see so if you can find any merit in what I'm saying, I'd heartily encourage you to give it a try.   

[helena12]

Wow, everyone, you've done so stunning paintings. 

[Happychappy]

Fantastic paintings Jennylynn, Natalie, Harald and Brian, congratulations to you all, you inspire me.       I find it sooo interesting to see how we are painting the same picture but they are all different in our interpretation of it.  I thoroughly enjoyed Dennis' presentation of the lesson and can't wait for the next.  I follow along with the lesson but on inferior paper just in case I mess up but I don't think it is a good idea for the end result shows it.  My colour mixing also needs a lot of fine tuning but I guess that comes with practice and experience.  Anyway, I just      love the lessons, everyone on the forum and our tutors!  Thank you all for the difference it is making in my life, I am soooo blessed to have found you.  Patricia