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Snowartist
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| 08/22/2007 4:02 AM |
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I have only been painting a couple years, and would appreciate any help.
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eyecandy
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| 08/22/2007 9:19 AM |
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I find your picture soft, pretty and restful. It can stand on it's own and doesn't really need any correction unless you choose to change your style. Let it be and move on to the next challange!
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Phil Sydell
Boynton Beach, Fl
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Tonya
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| 08/22/2007 5:14 PM |
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| I have only been painting a couple of years too. I am a portrait artist. You've done something I don't think I could do! Good job! Lots of color, very soft. Anxious to see other pieces! |
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klippie
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| 08/23/2007 12:37 AM |
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Nice work
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If at first you dont succeed.........don't ever give up! |
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scochran
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| 08/24/2007 10:12 PM |
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The water is rich, I like your trees, but I can't read what is the large shape in the right middle area. Is it a large rock? I just can not tell from the picture and it seem to be the focal point. It may be just my monitor. scochran
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Snowartist
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| 08/25/2007 5:16 AM |
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to Eyecandy, Thank you
to Tonya, Also thank you!
to Klippie, Thank you!
to Shana, I appreciate the mention about the rock. It has a very blue shadow on it from the willow bush. And I thought about working on it to make it a little grayer, push it back a little. Thank you! I don't like to work from photos, so I will wait til I go back to that spot. |
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jbmerrill
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| 08/25/2007 9:41 AM |
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I too think this painting can stand on its own as in. However, in my humble opinion, the rich colors of the golden grass up front and your beautiful water steal the painting. They are the eye candy of the work. You may want to add a little decodence to the trees and supporting actors.
BTW, I looked at your other post on this site. The small boat with the reflection of water on the hull. You use a lot of blue in you paintings. That's not a bad thing at all. It's more of a signature thing and the very thing that I think I strive for... Identity in a painting whether it's brush strokes, color, etc. It's your style.
OH yeah, welcome to the forum! |
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Jim Merrill
www.workingcanvas.com
If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. -van Gogh
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Snowartist
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| 08/27/2007 6:17 AM |
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Hi Jim,
Thank you for the help. And for the welcome. I am enjoying this artistsnetwork! So much help and discussion. I had to look up the word decodence in the dictionary. Nice description! |
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robarno
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| 08/29/2007 10:57 AM |
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Very nice...you are for sure on the right track...your depiction of the water is great...thats very hard for some artist to do correctly...your use of the light blue in the background is also good..many artists are not aware that the colors are more subdued when in the distance...good job and keep it up!
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gene
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| 08/30/2007 8:55 AM |
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| You know, this looks a lot like a watercolor to me, particularly in that lovely water in the foreground. I love blue, but I think you have a bit too much. If it were mine I would make the background a different color. Maybe just grey it down a bit. I can't really tell from the photo (or my monitor) if it is meant to be sky or mountains. I think mountains, right? Then I would definitely make it a kind of cool grey back in there. I think on the trees in the middle ground, you should have a mixture of hard and soft edges in there, as opposed to so many of the soft edges. All in all this is a good start. Keep on painting and thanks for posting...... Gene |
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LMB
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| 08/30/2007 10:21 AM |
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Hi Snowartist,
I really like this painting. There is an inviting restful softness in the way that you have used your colors and rendition to draw the eye into the painting and hold the viewers attention. Your foreground grass and water reflection are exceptionally well done.
Leon
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http://www.catchlightartgallery.com/leonbayless.htm
quand le coeur est dans un bon endroit tout est possible
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Snowartist
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| 08/30/2007 7:40 PM |
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Wow! I am so grateful for all the feedback and help!
Bob, Thank you!
Gene, The background is mountains. I started painting early morning and the air was filled with smoke( a fire in S. Lake Tahoe) hence the blueness, It really looked that way. Since I didn't know better, I painted as I saw it. Thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
Leon, Thank you also! |
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one who sees
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| 09/01/2007 8:14 AM |
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very nice....i love the blue ness of the back...i have seen this many times in the wee morning hours of dawn......though its a bit consistent from top to bottom and many times its more...mmmmmm inconsistent in lightness and value?....hard to explain...but maybe a bit more lightness behind the trees and at tree bases would add a bit more atmosphere......
the shadow on the rock..though sometimes we see colors as pretty vibrant...i think with a touch of purple in the mix, would tone it down a bit.....when it doubt...mix up a grey that is the correct value, then add color into that pool....sometimes its works very nicely!....and there is so much grey in the colors of a landscape that it truly is mind boggling...even if the colors seem crisp and clear there is a grey in there! |
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Vincent Van Gogh
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