Daily Painting is a Path to Mastery

Black Iris with Green Apple © Maud Guilfoyle, oil, 5 x 7"

Artists achieve mastery with a daily practice of drawing and painting. If you follow a daily painter's blog, go to the beginning of their posts and view the art in chronological order. In a short time of just two or three months you will see the work improve noticeably.

More on artists writing e books from Maud Guilfoyle

Paisley Shawl II © Maud Guilfoyle

When I begin a new e book I create two main files, one for images and one for text. I gather all the images I might put in the e book, format them into 72 pixels and 550 pixels wide. When I have finished the text, first, second, third draft, I insert the images. Then proofing begins in earnest, sometimes adding images or taking them out.

Two Kumquats on Square Plate © Maud Guilfoyle

The leaves curled a bit by the time I painted this, but in an interesting way. The little square dish with gold rim was found at a garage sale and given to me by my mother.

Nude in Bath after Bonnard © Maud Guilfoyle

This is done with watercolor over a gocco silkscreen print.