The first version painted maybe 5 years ago is framed and in a place where I look at it all the time —-and see it’s glaring error.
The images are reversed as usual. So the one on top is new🤦♀️.
Lesson learned:. Washes are so much easier on smaller pieces. And my color choices were granular Daniel Smith. NG. So the whole mood was lost because then I had to make the buildings on the left opaque and too solid. I will say you can make out the image from a long distance and the colors are more garish in the photo.
First off, the original painting is one of my very favorites. The mood and atmosphere alone could inspire a book that would use this as a cover. I'm not seeing any glaring error either. The new one does have a different feel but I think it's more from the color choices than the granulation of the paint. And it's more close-up, which also changes the feel. I look at these like Monet's haystacks...they are the same site but at different times of day/year. On both, though, I love the globes and the way the light pierces the gloom.
ReplyDeleteI like both of them. The older one is a little moodier, but I like the way the sidewalk and bridge pops in the newer one. There’s a lot more contrast and tension between the foreground and the background. It’s very Hoppersque…
ReplyDeleteI like the older one because it looks older and more serious.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I don't notice any glaring error. The older one really captures a sense of atmosphere this is moody and almost nostalgic. The newer one has a totally different vibration, almost jazzy. Maybe a hip-hop one could be next?!
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