MelanieJoy

It will be good for them to get 'new blood'. They won't like it, they will actively complain for a painfully long time, but it might be just what they need to even out the 'this is how we have always done it' attitude. (source-Albertan aka me)

Awesome! Thank you for the info. One of the things I have always loved about QC is how well they treat their heritage buildings.

Thank you for sharing, I would never have found this. It was inspiring and reminded me to not judge why other artists do the things that they do, that I don't know them. And I would never have guessed that (most) of them held such a passion for their own original artwork.

This is a great question! I often don't think about it so this is good for my brain to analyze. It is sort of a 'Bob Ross' approach for the initial line of the tree and often the leaves, and then from there I let the brush do the walking. I enjoy shading trees/branches and then use a thicker paint to softly stroke on the highlights so that it 'catches' on the last layer. I try to keep in mind that while most trees are somewhat straight, there are many that are not so I try to feel out how they would fill/or not fill the space. And I will admit, I have little patience to paint out every single leaf. But because every tree is different, and every scene in my head is also, I generally try to balance where I put the bulk of the leaves, often using a brush that fits that tree to dab it on, again, a sort of Bob Ross style to explain it. With some of my other trees I like the smooth whiteness that comes out, those are usually my favourite. The kind that reflects the moonlight <3 Thank you for asking!

I wanted one for Art but didn't want to be in charge so my husband started it.

I also want to start one for the disease I have but again - don't really want to be in charge of it.

Maybe I think it's going to be more work than it will be?

I like what you did here, very innovative, with great results. aka - I like it!

Great use of bright colours :)