painting 8-10

Thought I would start explaining here. Number 8 is a picture of a sand trail at North Topsail Beach North Carolina. It was my first try in putting buildings in the background. I am learning about perspective and minimizing the amount of paint on the canvas. In painting #9, "the Dolphin Dip" It was my first try at putting people in a picture. This was painted from a picture I took on the first of January at the Dolphin Dip at Surf City North Carolina. Painting #10 was painted at a local family's pond. I learned a lot from that outing. I tried to get the dried up pond water to look better but had some troubles. I am practicing highlighting water and other things. The trees did not take the shape I wanted but given the limitations on time I like the lack of detail. What happened was I was trying to "copy" another painter (Bernie Rosage) painting so I could learn. I got into it an had to quit. I was getting lost. I then tried to salvage the painting and do what I wanted. What I learned is to be yourself from the start and enjoy what you do. Bernie's painting are excellent and I really enjoy his style but we are two different people and we will never paint identically! ISN"T GOD GOOD!!!!