Thank you so much for your help, it really is appreciated. I will never give up on the sketching, don't worry about that! I am using longer life sessions to develop my lack of painting skills. I completely agree with the confidence thing. I do feel a bit lost when I have a palette in my left hand instead of a putty rubber but I am sure that one day things will begin to spark for me. It's just a journey to find what works for me.
Now that you have suggested a complimentary blue for the first of the two paintings it seems so obvious. For some reason I have always been thinking about keeping to a theme rather than a contrast.
Thanks again!
