In class I did this lively rendition of a painting by Odille Redun. (Sp?). I love those blues and oranges together, along with the pinks, yellows, etc. , every color in the crayon box….
Trees, trees and more trees! I painted these last week, except for #3, which I started in class and am still working on. It has a lot of blue masking on it right now. I think my motivation is to use up all the yellows in my palette…I have about five different ones. …actually more like eight…don’t ask me why…no class next week. ..happy T-day!
I like the bouquet in the vase. The trees not that much. That first one I hate the hard edge between tree and sky in the first. The second doesn't look done, the third you said wasn't done. The tree is alright in the fourth, but it should be much darker on the inside. Nice work on the shadows and lights on the lamp but it fades into the wall. You know what I would like is some of that nice wallpaper that Vuillard always put on his interiors.
ReplyDeleteYou're making good use of the yellows. I'm in love with that last one. The brilliant yellow glows against the subtle greys--and the touch of wood on the chair is lovely. I like the fauvism a lot. Those colors work so well together. And the trees get better with each iteration. I like the way the tree branches make a mosaic of the sky on the middle tree; and the colors on the third tree are exactly the sharp, brilliant colors of autumn.
ReplyDeleteThe flower’s just draw you in. I’m a pretty big fan of the last one. The subtlety of the interior opposed to the vibrancy of the tree outside makes me happy.
ReplyDeleteI love the last one and would not touch it. The interior is so soft next to the tree… no embellishment necessary. Oh I just read what Alan said!! The same idea!
ReplyDeleteHey, where's my comment from so long ago!? The Odilon Redon work is right up your alley, so to speak. The vase reflections and its shadow, terrific. I find your series of trees fascinating to look at. Especially given it's the same scene from different perspectives and how that changes the composition and the feeling. But nothing can beat the sublime sensibility of the indoor/outdoor painting. You have really captured the essence of it...and then some.
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