Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.
Art is knowing which ones to keep.
— Scott Adams
What does direct painting mean? It just means that you do not draw any lines whatsoever beforehand. You take your brush, and your brush becomes the calligraphic tool. Very very intimidating at first, but then you get a thrill of doing it. So for this painting of the Joshua Tree National Park in California, I find that it is rendered very softly… a tad too soft in a way. I should have painted a level 5 value in the end to add contrast but I decided to keep it this way. Still happy with it!
Paper: Saunders Waterford CP
Colours: Yellow Ochre, Cerulean Blue, Burnt Umber
Painting to see : Peindre pour voir 