Painting while people watch is scary if you're not used to it. I did this last Sunday as a demonstration during Artist Alley on Main St. Markham. I'll have more about that later. I was trying to be very loose and free like Charles Reid but I was too nervous to acheive that kind of look. After a little while, I got used to it and people were very kind.
Then a woman and her aged father came along. They watched for awhile and then she told me that he had been a watercolor master in China. I just about dropped my brush. I assumed he must think I was dreadfull. I mumbled something about just messing around with paint...hehe. She frowned and then I noticed he was smiling away at my picture. Not speaking any english, he had no idea what I was saying. He was just enjoying watching me paint with no harsh judgement. He nodded at me and I suddenly realized I was the harsh critic and my own worst enemy. One of these days I'll learn to get rid of that nasty critic!
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