Bethany encourages her students to explore new color palettes by drawing inspiration from diverse sources like floral arrangements, fashion, and design. She emphasizes using reference photos as a guide rather than copying them, fostering creativity by experimenting with color values. Bethany advises starting with familiar scenes to focus on color, paralleling Van Gogh’s inspirational approach.
Welcome to the new bethanyfields.com ! This has been in the works for quite some time and though I’m on a teaching sabbatical while I’m in treatment, that doesn’t mean there is nothing going on behind the scenes. This is my new home base here on the world wide web and I’m thrilled to have […]
You are a minute of quiet, in a loud shouting world.” – Gabriel Gadfly What a beautiful thought. Words have power and I chose this month’s chalkboard quotation as a meditation on what it means to be in my art studio. I love the quiet. I love the quiet when I’m reading a beautiful book, hiking […]
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Today on Youtube I am heading into a deep dive into the past on how to paint palm trees. In July of 2019 I was newish to Patreon and held a livestream Youtube lesson for my students, painting these pretty palms in soft pastel. Back in the days of yore (before Zoom everything), the only […]
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