An Acrylic Painting of a Street Scene That I Finished Yesterday.

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I finished this acrylic painting of a street scene yesterday. It took me weeks to finish this. I first drew out the picture onto canvas. Then I painted all but the sky area with an undercoat of yellow ochre. When that was dry I painted in the sky, using a book about how to do skies and seas in acrylics to help me, but I still didn't think it came out how I wanted it! I can't remember exactly what week I did what, but I painted in the street and path and the fence on the left with brunt umber. I painted the large building on the left with a baige made by mixing white with brunt umber, but the first time I did it it seemed to go pink, so I went over it again the following week. I painted the lamppost in the middle on week 2 I think, and the houses in the background the following week. The houses and the trees on the right were done the week after that. Yesterday I did some finishing touches, details on the building on the left, the windows and details on the shutters, etc. Also the potted plants infront of the building and the "cobbles" on the street, although I know they are not very good, and I need to work on my cobbles! Also I know that the windows and shutters on the building on the left are a bit crooked and not in line, so I need to work on that too! So that's the finished painting! Also yesterday I got my critique from the last but one submission for the London Art Course correspondence course. He said my detailed painting was too impressionistic, and my impressionistic painting was too detailed! You can't win! Other than that, he thought they were good paintings. They just didn't completely fit the brief! My still life and the flower painted with a palette knife he liked. Anyway, I hope you have all had a good day. Have a great night too! Nos da!