I really like the sense of light here. Pat says the woodwork detracts from the flowers but I think it frames them nicely. About 5x7.
The unhappy campers as portraits. They both look a bit older here but not any happier! @8x10. I may do another double portrait of them.
These two campers again. I sponged the trees in and tried to get more of the setting sun coming thru the trees, but got a little heavy handed with the Indian yellow. I might give them another try although I kind of think the figures should be smaller. That’s what attracted me to this image - people dwarfed by the immense landscape. @8x10. FYI, tree painters — check out Paul Clarke tutorials. He sharpens the wood end of his paint brush in a pencil sharpener and uses that to draw wispy branches…
This looked better before I put that streak of yellow in. I got the idea I wanted the top half in sunlight and the bottom in shadow, but not sure this was the way to go. It looks distorted because of how I photographed it. Not sure why I’m drawn to this image, but, whatever, it’s only paint and time, and I seem to have plenty of both, for now at least…stay warm…
That first one is absolutely beautiful. I actually like the woodwork; it feels very Mackintosh to me and I love his work. Rather than deleting the wood, maybe color the wall area below it to match the rest. It looks like something's been washed out now. But that's only if I'm really examining the wood. I love this painting. The kids look slightly less grumpy, but they still have that "I don't want to be here" look—and they are sun-dappled. On that last one, maybe it's not the yellow streak that's off, maybe the shadows need to be darker to balance.
ReplyDeleteI like the first one too. Risky to place the right side in shadow. I’m not sure how I feel about that. Maybe some texture in the dark.
ReplyDeleteLove the kids in the sunshine. Like the minimal background trees.
The two campers painting is better. The individual elements are there but I don’t know if I’m interested.
The pink flower is blobby and needs more specifically.
I think that the sunlight streak is misplaced. But, I like the architecture of it. It’s easy to be too exact when doing structures (my problem) but I like your looseness here.