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femmedem

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44. Thank you and good luck with your painting!

Tue Sep 14, 2021, 04:08 PM

Sep 2021

I have a stressful job in the nonprofit sector and nothing, nothing clears my head like painting. I hope you find the same joy in it that I do.

If you'd like any advice, I'd offer that it's a big job to try to understand drawing, lights and darks and color all at once. If it gets to be too much, try painting in monochrome. I often start my paintings with an underpainting using only a reddish brown (I like transparent red oxide, but burnt sienna would work, too), burnt umber and white. That's how I started this one, and then I painted in color on top. You can see the reddish brown peeking out here and there.

Or, ignore my advice and just dive in! Pumpkins and gourds are great subjects.

Also--I just noticed your post count--welcome to Democratic Underground!

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A painting of a local salt marsh from a few days ago. [View all] femmedem Sep 2021 OP

Beautiful! cate94 Sep 2021 #1

Thank you! This one feels like a jump forward for me. femmedem Sep 2021 #2

Just lovely. niyad Sep 2021 #3

Thank you, Niyad. femmedem Sep 2021 #4

Absolutely beautiful. Diamond_Dog Sep 2021 #5

Thank you. femmedem Sep 2021 #6

Lovely. sinkingfeeling Sep 2021 #7

Thank you. femmedem Sep 2021 #9

Beautiful. sheshe2 Sep 2021 #8

Thanks, sheshe. femmedem Sep 2021 #10

Are you using oils or acrylics? Sanity Claws Sep 2021 #11

Oils but they are water-mixable oils. femmedem Sep 2021 #14

Sounds interesting. Sanity Claws Sep 2021 #20

They do take longer to dry, which I like, but not as long as traditional oils. femmedem Sep 2021 #40

Absolutely gorgeous! bif Sep 2021 #12

Thank you, bif. femmedem Sep 2021 #15

delightful! markie Sep 2021 #13

Thank you! n/t femmedem Sep 2021 #16

Very, very nice n/t AmBlue Sep 2021 #17

Thank you! n/t femmedem Sep 2021 #35

Beautiful Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #18

Thank you! n/t femmedem Sep 2021 #38

Oh my gosh, it's gorgeous. MLAA Sep 2021 #19

It is! Water mixable oils, but they handle like traditional oils. femmedem Sep 2021 #36

I might have to give them a try 🙂 MLAA Sep 2021 #42

It's ethereal! Like a dream you don't want to wake from. Ziggysmom Sep 2021 #21

What a beautiful compliment. femmedem Sep 2021 #37

Damn, you're a fine painter! fierywoman Sep 2021 #22

Thanks. I'll have to check out his videos. femmedem Sep 2021 #34

That's beautiful! StarryNite Sep 2021 #23

Thanks, StarryNite. femmedem Sep 2021 #33

wowzers . AllaN01Bear Sep 2021 #24

Thank you! My painting has come a long way over the last couple of years. n/t femmedem Sep 2021 #32

Just beautiful. MontanaMama Sep 2021 #25

Thank you for the compliment! femmedem Sep 2021 #30

This is really beautiful! Love the colors karin_sj Sep 2021 #26

Thank you! I use Cobra and Daniel Smith. femmedem Sep 2021 #28

Very nice! FuzzyRabbit Sep 2021 #27

Thanks, FuzzyRabbit. femmedem Sep 2021 #29

Gorgeous! GPV Sep 2021 #31

Thank you! femmedem Sep 2021 #39

Yeah, it's a school day. :) GPV Sep 2021 #41

That's lovely gurthang Sep 2021 #43

Thank you and good luck with your painting! femmedem Sep 2021 #44

You captured the soft marsh light lunatica Sep 2021 #45

Thanks so much, Lunatica. femmedem Sep 2021 #46

I haven't done much lately but I hoping to. lunatica Sep 2021 #47

Wow this is amazing! 😍👍👏 LiberalLoner Oct 2021 #48