Painting Challenge....

Leaving Miami Harbor
5 x 7 Pastel on UArt
©Randy Hamburg

I recently returned from an Art at Sea cruise where I studied Plein Air Lite painting with 6 other painters from across the US.  Pastelist Karen Margulis presented workshops focused on Plein Air painting using a minimum amount of equipment.  Karen challenged us to paint more to become better painters and gave us the 21 in 21 Challenge.  The basic idea is to paint 21 small paintings (5 x 7) in 21 days.  For some of us, no problem.  However, when you work full time, finding the time to paint every day can present problems.  As I’m in the latter category, my plan is to paint 20 – 25 pastels over the next 30 or so days.  As I mentioned in my previous post, the best way to become more proficient is to practice, practice, practice. Well, I guess I should take my own advice.

Above is my first of the challenge.  This is taken from a reference photo as our ship was leaving Miami.  As you can see, my perspective was from above.

I’ll be posting my progress as I complete each painting along with some of my thoughts and would like to hear your comments about the paintings.  Constructive criticism, especially from experienced painters, is always appreciated.  At the end of the challenge, it should be interesting to see how much progress I’ve made.

Keep Painting!