Learning to paint rocks

Since my painting trip to Lopez Island, I’ve been learning to paint rocks. I copied a couple of well-known artists, tried my own hand, and then re-painted the scene at the Richardson Road dock. Rocks usually have warm colors on the top and cool colors below. The painting needs to show the contrasting faces of the rock with different tones, and the sizes and lines should be varied.

The dock on RIchardson Road
My own style of rocks
Copy of rocks in a John Singer Sargent painting
Copy of rocks in a Carl Purcell painting

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