These are some areas of variety could be described as variety of shape, variety of tone values, variety in edge shapes, variety in texture and a variety in graduation.

Each of these elements has a rhythmic quality of its own and it’s a long list.

The shape of variety is one of the most common things found in nature.

To give our paintings life and interest, try to draw a row of trees. All about the same height and the same distance apart, from your imagine.

Do you see how hard it is to get nature into them?

No matter how imaginative you may be, or how far you are able to go with design, there comes a time when it will be imperative that you study from nature.

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Ellene

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The first things that comes to mind are composition and color.

A composition needs a focal point, something that is smashing and eye catching.  It could be a trellis with a humming bird vine trained over it. In front of the trellis, place a plant such as an Elephant Ear, add Astilbe and Lambs Ear to give movement, as well as adding contrast with dark green, soft pink and gray color.

Place your easel in the shade, begin to sketch and or paint. Your focal point is already set up!

Please join me in this peaceful place, and enjoy nature. Spring  is a beautiful time to be outside.  Have you noticed all the different greens and reds?

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Cordially,

Ellene

Wildlife in the cove were very active, spring fever, I think.  Anyway, as usual the Crows were always in convention, with the Pileated Woodpecker coming in at a close second. The Great Blue Heron, visited, dunked for his breakfast, in the shallow end of the pond and went on his way.  The Fox Squirrel made his breakfast from tiny, wild cherry leaves at the pond’s edge.

All this is inspiring, gives my mind a rest, and brings me home with new zeal to paint what I know and love.  This painting below is inspired by the scene from the kitchen window at the cove.

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Keep on keeping on with paint brush in hand!

Cordially,

Ellene Breedlove Davis

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