Hi everyone I just updated this painting.

I'm new to the group. I've been drawing and painting all my life but I'm recently retired and have some time on my hands... So, I've plunged back into painting. I started with watercolors, but I was only successful maybe one out of ten attempts. Ugh. Then I dug out my acrylics kit and found myself enjoying the process again. Here's my latest painting- a great blue heron in the early evening (8x10 on canvas panel). I look forward to meeting you all and continuing the journey. Cheers!

Here is a B&W painting I started back in January of this year. It is a made up composition based on a photo I saw online and an all terrain vehicle pathway on a friend’s farm. I started out with a path and then changed it to a stream. I then put the painting aside as it looked dull and flat. I revisited the painting this month and worked on my shadows and highlights. Feedback would be appreciated.

Acrylic

A little touch up needed yet especially in the upper middle branches of the main tree against the sky.