I had challenged myself to paint 25 clouds. I was not confident in my ability to paint backgrounds and I wanted to improve, then thought of clouds as my starting point. It was difficult. I began the first 10 on grayscale, aiming to study the value and structure of clouds. I found that clouds also have gesture and it affects the composition of the piece. From painting 11 to 25 was colored studies. This hit like a truck. I had extremely little experience with color and brush work. Getting my colors and values accurate to my reference was not easy. Even after finishing he challenge, I still think that something is off in the most recent paintings. Most of the pieces are done at around 30-60 minutes. There are some that took 2-3 hours especially the final 25. This is merely 25 little paintings and I have told myself that it would only serve as a milestone in my art journey. I still have a long way to go. P.S. Some are painted with a reference and some are from memory. It was also done digitally.