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Every painting is part observation, part understanding, part intent. What you see. What you know. What you wish you saw.
Most painters get strong at the first two. The third one grows slowest, because it rests on the other two, and it is the part that makes a painting yours.
This two page Field Note lays out how the three work together, why the mix shifts as your skill deepens, and what to do when a painting reaches for something it hasn't earned yet. It closes with a five minute exercise you can run on your last finished painting.
Free to download. Print it, tuck it in your paint box, read it before your next start.
Every painting is part observation, part understanding, part intent. What you see. What you know. What you wish you saw.
Most painters get strong at the first two. The third one grows slowest, because it rests on the other two, and it is the part that makes a painting yours.
This two page Field Note lays out how the three work together, why the mix shifts as your skill deepens, and what to do when a painting reaches for something it hasn't earned yet. It closes with a five minute exercise you can run on your last finished painting.
Free to download. Print it, tuck it in your paint box, read it before your next start.