I try to keep the images and ideas simple, something that a young child to an adult can appreciate.
Instructors start off by teaching you all the guidelines or "rules" as l like to call them for how the masters like Picasso or Matisse would organize images in a painting. These methods of teaching are great for some, I just found them frustrating and constraining! Paint however you want and make your own rules! i paint for the fun of it and because its my passion. Call me an amateur, but this is how I feel and it is part of the reason I paint the way I do today. I paint what I think will look visually interesting to me and hope it looks good to those who view my work.