It's not my thing.
I mean, painting on canvas is not my thing.
But, copying the work of other artists was one of the recommended exercises in the book we've been working through in my D'Art group.
So, in a break from our standard meeting protocol, we got together last week and we each painted (as much as we could in one and half hour's time) a copy of Van Gogh's "Starry Night".
I'm so sorry I forgot to take my camera along (but so grateful for the cell phone camera and kindness of my friend who took, and emailed to me, the pictures below).
It was very interesting to see how differently each of us approached the project.
The two experienced painters in our group began mixing and applying paint almost immediately.
The two of us with no painting experience did a lot more pencil sketching first.
For me, it was a great lesson in art appreciation.
Until you try to do it yourself...
You just don't know.