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Still trying to do water color - Boggy lake in northern Minnesota (Original Post) Ocelot II Aug 2023 OP
Very well done. Nanuke Aug 2023 #1
Thanks! Minnesota is boggy but bogs are beautiful. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #7
TRYING? You are doin' it, and very well. jmbar2 Aug 2023 #2
Thank you! Ocelot II Aug 2023 #8
I would say you have passed the "trying" stage. This is wonderful. LoisB Aug 2023 #3
Thanks - one never stops trying! Ocelot II Aug 2023 #9
End of summer, autumn moving in. Beautiful water color. thatcrowwoman Aug 2023 #4
Lake Bemidji State Park. Lovely place, mosquitoes not too bad. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #10
Looks pretty good from here. 2naSalit Aug 2023 #5
Thanks! Ocelot II Aug 2023 #11
You aren't just trying, you ARE doing it and quite well! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Aug 2023 #6
But you do those wonderful pastel paintings, of which I am in awe! Ocelot II Aug 2023 #12
Nice! bif Aug 2023 #13
So good! GPV Aug 2023 #14

jmbar2

(5,847 posts)
2. TRYING? You are doin' it, and very well.
Tue Aug 15, 2023, 07:08 PM
Aug 2023

Thanks for sharing. It is beyond my understanding how artists do this.

thatcrowwoman

(1,230 posts)
4. End of summer, autumn moving in. Beautiful water color.
Tue Aug 15, 2023, 08:31 PM
Aug 2023

Thank you for this boggy lake field trip, Ocelot II.
Not a single mosquito bite!
🕊thatcrowwoman

LiberalLoner

(9,909 posts)
6. You aren't just trying, you ARE doing it and quite well! ❤️❤️❤️
Wed Aug 16, 2023, 08:13 AM
Aug 2023

Love the reflections in the water especially, and how accurate your depiction of the trees is…for the life of me I can’t paint trees well, and I have been trying for years.

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