The weather out at Nordegg has been kind of crappy. The recent snowfall that accumulated to a couple of inches, mostly remains on the ground. It has been cold and blustery. It dropped down to about -10C on Friday night, and so far on Saturday it has only bounced back to about +1.
I didn't feel motivated to try and work outside in the cold, so I stayed in the cottage all day long. I ended up doing three small watercolor paintings, and then on Saturday did one more. The first one was the winter scene that I put up in a separate post. That painting is OK, and it succeeded as a lesson in painting snow. Later in the day I did two more paintings. I'm not thrilled with either of them, but at least I'm beginning to understand some of the techniques. I don't think I have the skill to ever become a realist painter. I think I have to evolve into an abstract style, perhaps with some vivid and bright colors. I am partially color blind and have trouble differentiating between greens, browns and greys. I don't think I'll ever be able to master proper color mixing as a result. So a departure from reality is probably a better option.
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