another black and white

One compositional faux pas artists make is not having a real focal point (or not sticking to it). Whether en plein air or using photographic reference, the draw of more continues to mean less. When the viewer looks at your work it should be clear what interested you when you decided to paint.
If you get drawn into another delicious spot while working, tell yourself that you need to save it for the next painting. Two divas fighting will never work.

I am back...sort of

Hi everyone!

After a long wonderful summer, that is not over yet, I am finally writing a new blog post. During this time I have been painting both in studio and outdoors...having fun with color. But now I know what I need to do next.
My reliance on color may be a small addiction, and may not be serving me well. Therefore I have decided to work in only black and white pastel, in large format (this one is 18x30.) I am moving back to getting the essence in all its wonderful nuances without color.
Of course I will still do some plein air quickies, but for the next  months I plan to do at least 75% of my work in black and white.
Hmmmmmmm. Let's see what happens.