I repainted both windmills this week in class. Good exercise in fine movement control – or lack thereof. Had to hold the painting in my lap to get an angle where my hand was steady enough to attempt those inner things (what are they called?) spokes? Used a size 0 (as in zero) round brush, and still had some trouble getting the lines fine enough.
Started painting in pumpkin leaves in lower left-hand corner of the painting. Had to experiment a bit to get a color that was green but that still offered contrast to all the green around.
Teacher says this painting close to being finished. I don’t agree but i can always work on it at home after she declares that I should begin a new one
LJ and NJ 
Never heard of a size zero brush! This is looking really nice. What colors did you use to get that perfect pumpkin orange hue?
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thanks, Bern. Basic pumpkin colors were mix of Cadmium Orange, Burnt Sienna, and a little bit of Burnt Umber. Increased Burnt Umber for shadows on pumpkins. Added Cad Yellow and Titanium white for lighter parts of pumpkin. Also, especially for the pumpkins in front – the larger ones – added a little blue and a little green for reflections of sky and grass, respectively. Thx for asking!
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It’s a lovely painting. I think you could be generous with the pumpkin foliage and put it in a few places around the pumpkins. Very nice!
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Thanks — yes, working on the foliage is on the “to do” list. In class this week i had only a short while to begin that exercise, as then windmills took up most of my time.
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