Doing rough sketches of landscapes is great to get the basic idea of what is working in a photo, and apply that to a final painting.
Please do at least 5 5-minute sketches. Decide one you like and do a simple painting of one of your sketches. The painting should be one paint, done in 3-5 values.
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red and white house surround green grass field by Luke Stackpoole


brown and gray wooden house on brown grass field under gray sky by Haylee Marick








a red barn sits in a field with mountains in the background by Timothy Eberly



