Palette knives

After my first oil attempt, I decided I really wanted to try using palette knives. This painting was a big motivator. Well, my painting looks a lot different than it did in my head, but here it is.

I chose the ocean for my mom :) She loves the warmth and the water.

First Oil Attempt

Here it is! She has pretty small eyes and seems a little disproportional, but I'm not disappointed for my first try. Thank you, Neasha, for the oil paints and supplies. You rock! And I officially love painting.

This video helped me know what I was doing :) I might try a different way of doing it next time, though. We'll see.

And now that I see it on the computer, I realize more mistakes... oh well. I just need practice, right?

So I've Decided to Learn to Paint

I've always wanted to paint and I finally decided to learn. As far as I know, I have everything I need to get started. The next picture I post will probably be my first attempt at an oil painting :)