I can do That!

     I am not afraid to try new things. (Sky diving, Mountain Climbing, Snake Handling not included) So when I come across a new style or method of painting, I take time to find out as much as I can. If this involves a YouTube video (or 2), so be it.  I recently saw  an abstract painting of a river flowing through the marsh. The colors were gauzy blues, greens, peaches, and pinks. To me, it looked as if the artist had used light brush strokes giving the effect of clouds. But upon closer look, those  "clouds" formed a lazy river in shades of blue flowing through the grasses of the marsh with the different shades of green showing the various colors of the vegetation. The sky was a wispy blend of light peach and pale blue. The peach color of the sky was reflected in part of the river in a pale pink.  

    I gathered a canvas, selected the colors, and my brush. How hard could this be?  Long story  short -pretty damn hard.  After 3 attempts on as many canvases, all I could see were blobs of blue and green. I was able to recreate the sky. Even trying to create a very liberal interpretation of the original  painting, using my brush strokes and colors, it still looked like blobs of cotton candy under stripes of blue and peach. I'll stick to methods I feel comfortable with and  just admire greatly admire the work of others. The attached  is my failed attempt.