I’m so happy to be trying to paint like an Impressionist!

I am so happy to be trying to paint like an Impressionist! It's so fun and so liberating and different from the rigorous training I had before. But I'm scared I'm not actually improving in ^technical skill. Some say it's irrelevant as long as I'm having fun, but I'm having doubts.
I am so happy to be trying to paint like an Impressionist! It’s so fun and so liberating and different from the rigorous training I had before. But I’m scared I’m not actually improving in ^technical skill. Some say it’s irrelevant as long as I’m having fun, but I’m having doubts.

How wonderful that painting in the Impressionist style is giving you so much joy! I’m not exactly a painting expert (just look at me–I’m very bland looking, aren’t I?) but I’m sure there are technical skills involved in Impressionism; just maybe different technical skills than you have used before … or technical skills you know but used in a different way. I understand one way to develop skills is to do small studies of the same image. Since they are small you can practice and compare different techniques and skills in a fairly short period of time and further develop that way. The important thing is to keep painting and learning and enjoying.