For my second class I had a lot of homework to do:
- Small practice lessons each day (a few are in the previous blog post, all of them are in a flicker set)
- Pick out a subject for a big painting
- Do at least one value sketch
- Do several small sketches using different pallets
- Do several small sketches using different angles and central focuses
- Do a big painting
While I haven't managed to do a practice lesson each day, I have managed to do several journal entries. I wasn't having much luck picking a subject for the big painting, and all the other tasks depend on that! I narrowed my subject to a landscape, and then further narrowed it down to one of the landscape photos I had taken and planned on doing a painting of 'some day'. I gathered the photos up and looked for the ONE.
I ended up picking a photo of Eilean Donan in the Mist. The castle has been called the most photographed castles in Scotland. Once you see it you can see why. It sits across a rock bridge at the point where three lochs meet. From every angle the castle presents a picturesque view, with rocks and water and hills in the background. Quite often it is also surrounded by mist. I had painted it before but wasn't really happy with the results. I hope this time I will do better!
I ended up picking a photo of Eilean Donan in the Mist. The castle has been called the most photographed castles in Scotland. Once you see it you can see why. It sits across a rock bridge at the point where three lochs meet. From every angle the castle presents a picturesque view, with rocks and water and hills in the background. Quite often it is also surrounded by mist. I had painted it before but wasn't really happy with the results. I hope this time I will do better! 
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