I finished this view down my block. Spent a lot of time and wondered why I painted it. It’s only 8 X 10 and maybe there’s too much stuff in to small a space. There are things I like about it but I didn’t like the overall look. I don’t like photo realism. Just print the photo. This ceased to be fun the more detail I poured into it.
So I painted what I liked on a 12 X 14 sheet of Yupo. Painted a few details but went for basic shapes and colors and liked it a lot.
I saw this view one morning at dawn. So, I might try another one using a Notan filter.
I actually prefer the first painting. I like the way the roofline kind of leads my eye into the painting and how each house is painted differently and then all the foliage is given individual treatment. There’s a lot that catches my eye, like all the different windows, the nooks and crannies of the buildings and the variety of tree branches, etc. The second one has none of that personality imo.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I like the second version much more. Everything works in it, has a monumental sense to it. The first one doesn't work for me at all. My eye just bounces around jittering from one place to another with nothing to land on. I find it more jarring than anything.
ReplyDeleteI think you are correct and that is what was bothering me about the first one. The second one has the feel I got when I first saw it in the early morning.
DeleteHmm... I can't decide. I think for an 8x10 painting, maybe it's not that you included too much, but that everything is at the same level of detail. In the second one, the level of detail trails off into the fog.
ReplyDeleteI like the second one a lot better, bold towers staring down a snowy sky.
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