My friend and regular commenter on this blog said that she thought one of my photos would make a nice painting.
Isn’t that something?? I already painted it 2 years ago!!
It was a gift for my wonderful hosts at one of the cabins in Wilsonia.
This scene epitomizes cabin life to me: welcoming, relaxing, patriotic, simple, traditional, comfortable.
As I progress in my painting skills, this now makes me cringe ever so slightly. Rather than beg them to return it so that I can fix what bothers me, I will simply be thankful for growth.
🙂
LC, isn’t this fun? The very scene you thought would look good as a painting was already painted!
Jana,
I can’t imagine what you could possibly want to fix about this lovely warm painting, but I can relate to being super critical of one’s own efforts, be they artistic, culinary or in the area of public speaking especially after a lapse of time. Both your drawings and your paintings are wonderful….and I would guess you were a great cook, too!
Love,
Pat
Pat, it is my observation that by being critical of our own work and then acting on those criticisms we can improve. The thing I need to remember is to keep my self criticisms to myself and NEVER say anything critical about a piece to a customer. As to being a good cook, nope! I cook for survival – the fewer the ingredients and the quicker it comes to the table, the happier I am. (I do have a reputation for outstanding chocolate chip cookies. . .!)