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A Little Spot to Clear the Mind

Share Your Story: Your Favorite Landscape and/or Seascape Paintings

From Lillian Smith

A Little Spot to Clear the Mind

A Little spot to clear the mind.

Why I Painted It

I like painting landscapes, especially with flowers. I paint to help with my depression. I always paint just from my mind, what I image that I am seeing. This is one of my first paintings done in 2005.

What I Love About This Painting

It looks nice and peacful and like a good place to relax and enjoy nature. I still have the painting at home, but will be displaying it for sale soon. I always like to put a couple of birds in the picture. I like getting that look of a sandy or bare patch to enhance the landscape and make it look more natural.

Tips and Tricks

  • I learned more about how to paint my trees. I also keep learning better strokes to use for doing my flowers and tree leaves. It reminds me it is nice to have a tree off to the side to give it a more enjoyable painting to look at.

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