INSPIRATION

This forum is focussed on landscape painting. We recognise that our best paintings come from the places and scenes that we know, have a connection to and are inspired by. Be outdoors if you can, experiencing the landscapes you love, but if that’s not possible, read about them and re-visit your best memories and experiences of them. Painting pictures of places we don’t know is difficult and the results often lack a little ‘something.’ Those that don't paint but love to be in the landscape are very welcome too - we always want to hear from those that are inspired by their outdoor experiences.

INSTINCT

Our best work tends to flow when we paint in a way that feels natural and instinctive, not when we copy and imitate. All the teaching, instruction and discussion that we initiate and respond to through the Forum is geared towards helping you become…

Thanks for letting me in ! I'm a beginner at 75 so please be patient with me.

I'm in Rochester NY USA near the west corner of Lake Ontario and the Genesee river. As a youngster I had a strong interest in art since our school system had an excellent art department. Was a photographer in military and government for a while after school. My background is in machining, casting, laser cutting and computer aided design.

Now retired and with mobility issues I've become interested in watercolor landscapes of places I have enjoyed over the years. I'm waiting for some supplies and am setting up a tiny studio area. I hope to learn from both Oliver's videos and from group members. Thinking in terms of only two dimensions as we do in painting is so different than designing virtually in three dimensions!

Trees are one thing that I find intimidating…