What Do You Think Of My 1st Painting?

I am SO jealous! Your first and it looks like this? AAARGGHHHH It takes me ages to get mediocre!

Seriously good

nice one, are you sure it's your first time???

for your first i would say you definitely have a talent for it

Very nice!

Love it!

I really like it. If that's your first time, you're a natural.

--Roz Barron Abellera

Thanks for the positive words, everyone. It turned out better than I could have expected but you just never know what other people's eyes see. It was fun and now I'm curious to see how I can handle a less random image. Something more substantial and defined.

Thank you, John. The skepticism is flattering. Aside from some childhood paint by numbers and spreading some Behr products around the house, yes it's my 1st time painting.

I know that feeling of the glory of the morning. When I was a child I often watched the sunrise in the morning, just standing there for hours and soaking it in... and it looked just like your painting...

I like it -- good job!

Looks great...I loved paint by numbers when I was a kid!

Oh wow, that is amazing!!!

Thank you, Erin. That's nice to hear. I too have experienced glory in the morning.

On a side note, I'm wondering if I should change the name...

Wow!!!
You have Xfactor Joe!!

Wow, for a first timer your good. So realistically done, good job Joe!

Thanks, Teresa but if that's true, then apparently the Xfactor does not equate to Xtra sales.

I think that you nailed it! Great work and I hope to see more.

Joe I think you're the kind of artist you could excel in anything you do.........if this is you trying new things you haven't imagine the possibilities!......Please continue to go outside your comfort zone and share your awesomeness in any way you can.

For a first painting it's very good. The large tree trunk kind of leads the eye off the painting, maybe add a branch or two going in.

Wow, amazing.

Thank you for the inspiration and motivation to keep this delusion alive, Sheena. I need it! And might I say that all of your work carries significant awesomeness as well.



Thanks for the advice, Susan but I think it's done. I found myself fearful of adding too many branches and decided to back off. Plus I don't want to rescan it :)