I just finished the background of the snacking Kingfisher. I got a little extravagant with the green. And then I got a little extravagant with the blending. I decided to make long sweeping brushes with the blending brush to give it movement and also to tone down the green a little. T he only downside was I guess I was treating my brush a little harshly and so there are several bristles in various parts of my painting. I tried getting them out and then I saw that that was going to do more damage than just leaving them in there! I am pleased with it because after doing one painting, I know how much better it looks as you go along. And I'm interested to see what it looks like to me posted here. That seems to give some distance and I think my evaluation then is more accurate. Hopefully the orange and bluish teal of the Kingfisher will pop against the background even if I do have quite a bit of green there.

Today we VOTE 🥳 Which of your submitted images do you want to learn to paint? You guys submitted 45 images! That is up from 33 last month. I don't know about you but I love seeing this process unfold. I have no idea what is going to happen. ❤️ Very well done.❤️ You're learning to see like an artist and make objective decisions along with your very emotional decisions. BOTH are important. Below are the Top 6 images based on community input. Why 6? Because they got equal votes. 2️⃣2️⃣ PLEASE VOTE FOR TWO IMAGES.2️⃣2️⃣ 💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎 💎 💎 My plan is to teach two paintings at a time: 💎 💎 One weekday painting 💎 One weekend painting 💎 💎 LIVE sessions are free for Level 3 members. 💎 Replays are available in Premium. 💎 💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎 But what if YOUR image didn't make it but you still want to learn to paint it? VIP membership is the answer and it's all about the personal 1:1 lessons. That means YOUR image. YOUR story. YOUR painting. With much closer 1:1 guidance from me. Now let’s vote 😏

I finished this lesson from today. CLICK HERE @LM Sharron your interesting in doing this today made me work hard to find a different work flow that worked faster. @Kate Bullock @Rebecca Martin @Karen Mack - it was awesome to have you in class today. Thank you.

Painting Snacking Kingfisher in 45 minutes! Let’s go! This is class #1 so lets start at the top. LIVE is free if you are LEVEL 3. You don’t need a thing. Just ability to watch a ZOOM and a little curiosity. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88156068538?pwd=hhlM53HQXsb3Ra0klAnpRu0Z0SZnSi.1 I will be there with bells on!

A Bee's Delight by @Karen Mack is now (FINALLY) available. Head on over and finish the painting and schedule a 1:1 with me. Below is the final Demo painting.