Blue Ridge, Daily Painter: Janet Wimmer: Looking Back

Friday, July 22, 2011

Looking Back

Parkway Series #351 12 x 16 oil $150.

Looking back over the last two years of this project, I can see incredible reasons to recommend the discipline of daily painting. Confidence, skill improvement, increased inventory, and speed in painting have all added to my daily experience. Even though I am slowing down due to increased family demands, I still feel the benefits from my year of daily painting and I have no regrets that I challenged myself to this discipline. The image for this painting was taken with a zoom lens as I looked back at the Parkway from Craggy Gardens around milepost 365.

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AnonymousJuly 23, 2011 at 4:32 PM
Glad to see you got up to the northern end of the Parkway. Love your painting of Raven's Roost. I live near milepost 27 and never cease to admire the scenery on the good road.
Paulette - a wannabe artist
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