- They don’t establish the big broad relationships of color, shapes and values before moving on to the details
- They fail to unify the light side and the dark side and keep them seperate
- They paint what they think they know, not what they actually see
- They don’t have the proper equipment or too much of it
- They don’t stand back enough to really see
- They don’t paint what they know and love
- They choose too complicated of subject matter
- They don’t use enough red in their greens
- They don’t see things as mass, but more as lines that they fill-in between
- They expect too much of themselves, too soon
- They don’t fill their lover’s glass enough times….oops, that’s from another 10 common mistakes!
I received an email from Peg McCormack regarding a “chance” that you would be willing to do a workshop at her house in Alburtis, PA. How exciting! I have dabbled in oils a long time ago (in my 20′s) and have tackled watercolors this past year and to my surprise, have enjoyed this medium. I guess that I would next move on to pastels if you visit Alburtis.
Regarding the ten common mistakes – agree with everyone… now if I could only put them into each and every painting….
Lois