Wow, what a journey! It was cool to stick through this course and see growth and improvement with each project.

Painting 1
I tried to match the palette of my living room wall, furniture, and rug to create a landscape for the TV. Here's the palette: Abstract Landscapes - image 1 - student project

Here's the first painting:

Abstract Landscapes - image 2 - student project

And here's how it looked on the TV:

Abstract Landscapes - image 3 - student project I think the color palette worked well, but I wasn't 100% happy with the horizon, especially at the left side of the painting... it felt a bit flat to me? Maybe I should have blurred more or gone lighter toward the horizon line. So I decided to use the same palette for the second painting and give it another go.

Painting 2

Using the same color palette as above, but starting with the darker background per Jai's instructions, I was much happier with this outcome:

Abstract Landscapes - image 4 - student project

Here's how it looks in the room:

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I like it! But I was curious how it would look if I pulled in more blues, or if I leaned into the mauve-y pink color, so I played with the color settings and some fills, and came up with these...

Pink version:
Abstract Landscapes - image 6 - student project Some nice sunset vibes :)

Moody version:

Abstract Landscapes - image 7 - student project

This one might be my favorite, but it looked pretty dark in the room.

I decided that maybe I should try to go less swamp, more misty lake, and came up with this lighter version:

Abstract Landscapes - image 8 - student project

This lighter one is my family's favorite version. Here's how it looks in the space: Abstract Landscapes - image 9 - student project

Painting 3

For the third painting, I decided to try and make something to match the colors in my kids' bedroom, and this time I did an extreme vertical like Jai's. This one was really fun! It was a good exercise to try and keep up with Jai's fast pace on this one, and not overthink it. Here's the palette, featuring ice cream pastels:

Abstract Landscapes - image 10 - student project

And here's the outcome (I decided to use a watercolor paper texture on this one to be a bit softer): Abstract Landscapes - image 11 - student project

It makes me really happy! Also, I really liked combining Jai's paint texture with the luminosity blend mode for a different feel:

Abstract Landscapes - image 12 - student project

Painting 4

I watched this lesson but decided to skip following along with the project when I realized how similar my second painting was to Jai's example. I love her color scheme, and would like to try something bold like that next time I give this a go.

Painting 5

What a fun bonus! I decided to return to my living room for this one, but with a different set of swatches. In the first two paintings, I found myself a bit overwhelmed because I pulled too many colors from the room. I figured this time I'd try a more limited palette, so I matched the four colors of the kids' toy bins.

Abstract Landscapes - image 13 - student project

And here's the outcome:

Abstract Landscapes - image 14 - student project

Thank you for this class! It was so fun to try something I've never done before.

Noelene Clark

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