SHARING SOME "SMUDGE WORKS" FROM THE STUDENTS OF THE CHA CONFERENCE WORKSHOP HELD IN ANAHEIM, CA

THESE TWO WORKS GO WITH MY FIRST SUGGESTION IN WORKING IN THE TECHNIQUE BY CHOOSING TO WORK WITH 3 COLORS ONLY.  YOUR DARK FOR SHADOWS, A MID TONE HUE AND LIGHTS.   NOT NECESSARILY THINKING OR WORKING IN BLUE SKIES, BROWN TREE LIMBS, OR GREEN GRASS.  I FEEL THAT STARTING OUT WITH ONLY THE COMPOSITION IN MIND AND NOT BOTHERING WITH: THIS COLOR IS THAT, AND THAT COLOR IS THIS ONE: BY ELIMINATING THE APPROPRIATE, SO TO SPEAK COLOR, ONE IS ABLE TO FOCUS ON THE ACTUAL "SMUDGING" PROCESS.   EVERYTHING WILL FALL INTO PLACE AS PRACTICE ALWAYS HELPS!