Winter Willow
6x8, oil
Japanese garden at Maymont Park.
Below is what happens when I don't plan out the composition of a painting in my sketchbook before beginning -- shapes painted and then completely changed. As you can see the willow tree grew and the background trees shrunk quite a bit.
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Lesson learned. Next time I'll sketch it out beforehand and save a little time.
Japanese garden at Maymont Park.
Below is what happens when I don't plan out the composition of a painting in my sketchbook before beginning -- shapes painted and then completely changed. As you can see the willow tree grew and the background trees shrunk quite a bit.
Lesson learned. Next time I'll sketch it out beforehand and save a little time.
The irony is that you skipped the sketch to save time... I've DEFINITELY done that!
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