Last night I struggled for two hours with a painting, all because I'd picked up a watercolour-block which already had a sketch drawn out on it. I didn't want to complete this piece but it was in in my way, so I thought I'd rattle it off quickly. Well, it just goes to show that you should paint what you want and not paint what you don't want! The session dragged along and the outcome was dreadful. Heavy, laboured brushwork, dark, muddy washes and no life whatsoever!
So I tore the paper from the block and threw it in the bin. Then I sketched out this particular scene which I got from one of Stephen Higton's paintings. He painted it in oils and it looked fabulous. I knew mine would be very amateurish by comparison, but if you don't keep trying, you're never going to improve are you?
Here's Mr Higton's beautiful oil painting alongside my watercolour....
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