FINISHED PAINTING

Greenhouse and Sunflowers, memory exercise, oil, 8310in (20.5325.5cm).

It’s really interesting to compare the resulting painting with the photograph (page 26). What did you leave out or not notice? Did you manage to make an overall impression of the whole subject or did you have to leave unknown blank areas?

The more you practise this exercise, the easier it will become. It will help to train your short-term visual memory and also how to select the important elements to take from a scene to make a fast impression – a very useful skill when working outdoors