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Crooked Tree With Colors

Reader Submissions: Your Favorite 2009 Painting

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 Crooked Tree With Colors

Crooked tree with colors

What I Used for This Painting 

I used oil on canvas and the size is 18x24". In the second painting I used oil on 11x14".

Why This Painting is My Favorite 

I love this painting because it is so full of color, very vibrant and alive to me. I still have this painting and will probably keep it. I remember the greens used in this painting being so bright and the combination of greens and oranges to complete the overall look that I was trying to achieve.

Lessons Learned 

  • I learned that I could still paint after not painting anything for about a year. It reminds me to not stop trying, even if I have to trash it and start over, it can always be fixed.

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