advice from the gallery

Advice from my professor:
Work on the backgrounds, make them shimmer. (Can I use glitter?)
Do at least five paintings at a time.
A square landscape is difficult.
Look at the work of Rafael.
Use less oil, more turpentine.

Advice from my student-collegues:
Don't do them too big!
Use the overlays!
Look at the work of Alexandrine Hristov–the Moldovan singer-painter–your work looks like hers! Listen to her music while you paint!
You have the concepts, now you just have to do the painting–the easy part.
Your hands know how to draw, now you have to teach your arm to paint.