Saturday, January 4, 2025
A tree….
Having a little trouble getting back into the painting mode, but I did this tree, which is really a study in color mixing wet on wet. I first painted it using neutral tint for the shadows. It was kind of blah. Then I read this article on mixing darks right on the paper using complementary colors. It gave it a little more pizazz and a lot more contrast. Not crazy about the wispy branches. I should go in and paint about 1000 more…Happy new year, hope everyone is staying warm…
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You are getting so much better at painting trees. More variety of length in the wispy branches would help. It’s hard to figure when to start with the smaller branches and how many there should be. I think less is more.
ReplyDeleteThis is really intriguing. At first, I thought it was snow on the tree trunks and larger branches, but when I saw the wispy branches, I thought they felt like palm leaves, which would have made the snow into sun highlights. (Also, no snow on the rooftops.) I like the composition and perspective alot and the sky is beautifully varied. So maybe all you need is to soften the stark white highlights.
ReplyDeleteI like the drama of this tree. Maybe your trees should be going solo instead of being surrounded by window frames or playing second fiddle to those oh so comfy couches and pillows.
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