Today I have finished my new painting. I have been to Croatia but in Dubrovnik. Before my trip to Croatia my colleague sent me the photos from his trip. I really liked one with Rovinj which I painted. And there is one more I would like to paint later.
Work in progress. I made the base with the pallet knife
I have a question to you. In 1 week I will start a new course with pastel. I have never tried pastel, so it will be my first experience. And my teacher recommends to paint from paintings and not from photos for a start. I heard such opinions from many teachers. Actually in our studio I am the only one who paints from photos (I had only two paintings from somebody's paintings in the beginning). The others paint from somebody's paintings. I don't feel quite comfortable to paint from paintings as I have a feeling that I am stealing. But may be I need to....to paint better. And I have a lot of artists whose paintings I really like. I talked to many people and they even don't think it is plagiarism as the result will be different. What is your opinion? Thank you very much.