I once had an idea to try to paint layered images
(related images on top of each other).
And one thought I had were images of the La Connor tulip fields—a view of the fields both from a distance, with a close up of tulips over it. (Did I say I love to challenge myself?)
Well, I started with a vision (in my mind) and tried to sketch it on paper. This is called a thumbnail sketch or a value sketch. And then I tried to paint it. I did not like it…and I tried again…and again, four more times. By this time I realized my original vision had to be “adjusted.” But I resolved to find a way to solve the “problem.” By the 5th and 6th try, I felt I was getting somewhere. #6 was closer still (and not too bad, really,) and #7 was it!
And after this, I did resolve never to take seven tries to solve a problem—7 steps maybe, but not seven paintings!
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