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The Making of - Coastal Meditation: 4×6 LIVE!

Watch me paint a "pot boiler" - the kind of small, genuine work that might not set the art world on fire but sells because somebody loves it. This 4×6 demonstrates the unique demands of small-scale painting: working gridless, using a size 0 brush almost immediately, and making every edge decision count because there are fewer of them. I'm compositing a new sky I really like, tackling two trees together without trying to separate them (that's a fool's errand), and bringing tree colors down into water reflections - something I don't usually do but works here. See my complete approach to sky logic and cloud fundamentals, why you pull in from the outside around trees rather than against them, and how clouds act like arrows pointing toward your focal point. Learn restraint in water modulation on tiny paintings, why "default imagination trees" work better than fighting a bad reference, and the philosophy that these paintings require all the same color theory and compositional thinking as larger works - just with more efficiency. This session includes: • See how to composite a new sky when the reference has areas you're not thrilled with • Learn why gridless works perfectly for 4×6 - you need the palette space more than measurement precision • Watch my complete color mixing strategy for small coastal scenes • Learn the logic of skies - pull in from the outside when working around trees, not against them • See clouds as arrows pointing toward your focal point - understanding sky composition fundamentally • Learn why separating two trees together is usually a fool's errand - focus on overall coherence instead • Watch "default imagination trees" in action - when the reference isn't working, use your imagination • See edge management on small paintings - every edge decision carries extra weight • Learn restraint in water modulation - it looks like almost no modulation but it's totally critical • Watch how to work with a size 0 brush efficiently on tight 4×6 work • My honest take on "postal paintings" - they're genuine artistic expressions that deserve the same care as larger work This 4×6 coastal study proves that small paintings aren't lesser paintings - they're just more efficient expressions of the same artistic principles. For complete 4K painting sessions with no ads, reference images, and detailed transcripts, join my YouTube Members Area at https://www.landscapepainter.co.nz/. Explore my Substack Studio Pass at https://mfrancismccarthy.substack.com/ for weekly newsletters, expanded content, and new paintings added to the gallery weekly.