It has been a whirlwind two weeks with the Prairie to Peaks Plein air, the National Show at the guild and hosting several artists. Teri Grotmaker
http://terigortmaker.com/ was here to teach a workshop on Plein Air 101. After the past two years of study it finally sunk in with her workshop... Just look for the shapes, choose the proper values. have fun with the colors and wa-la a beautiful painting.
These flowers seemed sparse but the light behind caught Teri's eye and she started a value sketch laying in just the interesting shapes.
After choosing her palette, she carefully selects the correct values and begins laying in layers of pastel. Teri helped me really focus on simplifying the process with shape. The value sketch is the road map that will save me getting lost in a painting.
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