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  English Version - *version française dessous* MY THIRD RULE OF PAINTING…  LET YOURSELF GO! My Christmas gift in 1988 was a small oil painting kit.  I had never painted before and the paint set came with the primary colours, brushes, a couple of small canvas board panels and an instruction booklet that featured several motifs that would be suitable to paint for a beginner like me.   The booklet detailed on a step-by-step basis how to complete your painting. I remember thinking of the time, this is just like paint by numbers, except there are no numbers! In my early painting years, I used to try and copy Monet, Degas, Modigliani and other masters.  Later, I did variations of their works and then started to paint motifs of the people, places and things that I loved.  About fifteen years ago I started to develop my own styles of painting.  As time went on, I began to think less and less as I painted.  I relied on my feelings and emotions.  These were always determined by the mu

    English Version - *version française dessous* MY SECOND RULE OF PAINTING… THERE ARE NO MISTAKES! Albert Einstein and Bob Ross are both partially responsible for my second rule on painting.   Einstein said, “a person who never made a mistake never tried anything new” and Bob Ross often used the expression “happy accidents” while painting on his TV show. My second rule of painting is “there are no mistakes”!  Every time I do a painting and something doesn’t work out as planned, I look at that as an opportunity to learn and do something new.  Something unique.    It is very liberating knowing every painting I do gives me an opportunity to learn and grow as an artist.  It is also a valuable lesson that I try to apply to my daily life. Albert Einstein quote which is displayed on Peter’s Inspiration Wall in His Studio Version française   MA DEUXIÈME RÈGLE EN PEINTURE… IL N’Y A PAS D’ERREURS ! Albert Einstein et Bob Ross sont tous deux en partie responsables de ma deuxième