LJ and NJ

This week in Monday class I began to paint (finally!) the waterfall from the title of the piece, “Lower Falls at Yellowstone”.  Marianne , teacher, suggested that the way she wanted me to do this was to paint in the dark areas first and then paint the various lighter shades .  By then softening the edges you can begin to see the “water” feeling.  I have to wait till this part of the painting is dry before the next – to me the most exciting step! – of using a very transparent white to give the feeling of spray from the waterfall.

It is worth noting that this approach is not the one that would have been suggested in my other class by my other teacher.  All roads lead to Rome, perhaps?