![]() ![]() The scene will still be recognizable, with very little detail. When you find a complex scene appealing, make flat color-block and value studies. New painters want to copy detail, instead of painting a scene artistically, because we haven’t practiced editing, which is key to moving away from documentation and towards mature, painterly mark-making. Ron said beginner painters want to paint every leaf, branch and flower on complex landscape scenes, because we don’t trust the viewer to fill in the missing shapes. He suggested limbering up by painting small studies in watercolor as though they would be cut into simplified wooden puzzles. ![]() Back in the day, when I quizzed established artists about best practices towards making art full time, the sculptor Ron Pekar gave me a great tip. ![]()
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