Only the owner counts the windows….quote from Charles Hawthorne
Breaking rules forces the painter to design and compose creatively…..
Mud is created by the hand holding the brush…
There is freedom when color is my color….not the dictation of the photo
Nature is not in the painting business…
Don’t fill in the blanks with what you know!!!!
When drawing from a photograph the subject becomes stiff and predictable if every line is included in the composition. Keep lines interesting, out of order….a painting emerges..not a painting of the photograph…
Brush strokes can become boring stroke after stroke…so paint as though the brush has rhythm..
Don’t let the size brush of your brush be the topic of conversation…
Details make for good reading….details in painting become predictable…
A painting should look better than the photograph….
If you vary the background it’s easier to look at…
Nature does not have lines………to separate shapes…it has color change
