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c-rational

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27. Lovely femmedem, and the shading in the grass fields is a masterful touch. I should start.

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Sat Oct 23, 2021, 06:22 PM

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A landscape painting I worked on for a few mornings. [View all] femmedem Oct 2021 OP

This is just beautiful, my dear femmedem! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2021 #1

Thank you! You're always so encouraging. femmedem Oct 2021 #2

Well, how sweet of you! You're never too old to get better at things. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2021 #3

Well, that gives me hope. I'm still a few months shy of sixty. femmedem Oct 2021 #6

Love those colors! apcalc Oct 2021 #4

Thank you! Those reds were even more vivid in real life. femmedem Oct 2021 #7

Oh this is beautiful! Brava! I want to paint like you someday! Is this pastel or oils? LiberalLoner Oct 2021 #5

Thank you so much! femmedem Oct 2021 #8

Oh it's beautiful! Thank you so much for the compliment! Winsor and Newton water mixable? LiberalLoner Oct 2021 #10

No, I don't like W&N's water-mixable oils. Too stiff for me. femmedem Oct 2021 #12

Ah, thank you so much! 😍 LiberalLoner Oct 2021 #14

That's beautiful, femmedem! Diamond_Dog Oct 2021 #9

Thank you! And I love painting outside, too. My portable easel was the best investment I made. femmedem Oct 2021 #11

What a beautiful creation. You HAVE talent! Fla Dem Oct 2021 #13

Thank you, Fla Dem! femmedem Oct 2021 #19

That is so beautiful! karin_sj Oct 2021 #15

Oh thank you. femmedem Oct 2021 #20

Nice! tenderfoot Oct 2021 #16

Thank you! femmedem Oct 2021 #21

Remarkably soulful for a highway landscape nuxvomica Oct 2021 #17

Thank you so much. Mr. Femmedem and I laugh because I always see places to paint while driving. femmedem Oct 2021 #23

That's beautifully done. I could even tell the morning was crisp but not cold! Beartracks Oct 2021 #18

Thanks so much. That light was the inspiration. femmedem Oct 2021 #24

You have a lot of talent radical noodle Oct 2021 #22

Thank you, Radical Noodle. femmedem Oct 2021 #25

Very nice. sinkingfeeling Oct 2021 #26

Thank you! femmedem Oct 2021 #30

Lovely femmedem, and the shading in the grass fields is a masterful touch. I should start. c-rational Oct 2021 #27

I hope you do start! femmedem Oct 2021 #31

You certainly have found yourself! MLAA Oct 2021 #28

Oh thank you! femmedem Oct 2021 #32

Her work is beautiful! MLAA Oct 2021 #36

I like this very much. panader0 Oct 2021 #29

Thank you! femmedem Oct 2021 #33

I'm no art expert, but my first thought was Camille Pissaro. panader0 Oct 2021 #34

Funny you should say that! My parents had a print of a Pissaro painting when I was growing up. femmedem Oct 2021 #35

Perhaps the print made an 'impression' on you. panader0 Oct 2021 #37

Ha ha! Good one. n/t femmedem Oct 2021 #38