My process for painting is mostly from memory and sometimes photograph. Last spring of 2018, I did a painting workshop for SOBA, Society of Bluffton Artists. I brought in my low county landscapes to share the process of using paint chips and natural objects to inspire the palette for painting. The age group was seniors with a decent amount of experience and willingness to break out of the need to ‘paint perfect’. I very much could relate to this feeling and respected their willingness immensely. Only one senior was pretty vocal about their distaste for ambiguous brushstrokes or expressive layers may not have the expected role of being a shadow or hightlight.
Paige P. Byrne 