I painted this particular impressionistic landscape while
living in Great Falls, Montana. They
have a lovely park in the center of town, as well as a river running
through. I was taking a weekend art
workshop, learning to paint impressionistically. The first day was frustrating for me. If you have perused my portfolio, you know by
now that I am a detail oriented person.
Crisp and clear is what I like!
But I was trying to branch out and grow a bit. So here I was, struggling with the entire
concept of NOT painting details.
Obviously, my instructor was frustrated as well...with me! By the second day, he stomped up to me and
told me to 'unfocus'. When I couldn't do
that, he grabbed my glasses and walked off, saying "You will get your
glasses back at the end of the day".
Well...I cannot see 4" in front of my face without glasses, so
squinting at the garden, I began to paint what I saw. Eureka!
No wonder Monet painted his waterlillies impressionistically! He couldn't see the darn things! Hence, 'impression'. As you can see by the results, I got the
concept and painted the garden. Pretty
good for a blind woman! I am pleased
with the results, and it taught me how to loosen up (at least for the
backgrounds of my paintings). I call
this 'Braille Gardens', after my experience.
Hope you like it!
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