Does it really matter to "paint from life"? It is kind of an archaic activity from a pre-technological age. The romantic idea of the painter going out with the palette on his/her thumb and a straw hat and doing a Van Gogh or Monet.....why? what is the point?
It only matters in that it is a way for the artist to connect with light and space. It is a way to convert feeling into brushstrokes and try to evoke the experience of seeing or being- right now, right here.
But, it isn't for everyone. I wouldn't try it if I were you. Stay in the studio, make stuff up, play with ideas and forms....leave the out side to the old fashioned and out of touch.
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