In between buying sweet potatoes, stuffing mix, canned cranberries etc. I’ve been practicing painting Neuschwanstein Castle. I found a photo of the castle online and slowly sketched it. I tried to draw the basic rectangle shapes first and place the details on top of them. I have to admit, I was depressed when I saw how many windows I had to draw. Then I tried simplifying them into short vertical strokes which looked good enough to me, which caused my mood to improve.
Why am I drawing a castle in Germany here in my California studio at Thanksgiving time? Because I only have 9 months to learn the ins and outs of German castle painting before I’ll need to explain the process to the Anywhere Artists who sign on for my barge tour next August 22-29, 2020.

So don’t forget to practice your painting and drawing skills and you’ll improve exponentially.

Have a happy Thanksgiving Day and if you draw the turkey and email it to me I will give you a gold star!