Oil on Canvas 12X9

The title is from the poem Spring and Fall, by Gerard Manley Hopkins.

When I finished this,  I thought I had a better than average painting. My usually-reliable sources of feedback, however, are unanimous in their distaste for it.

My problem is that I still think I have a better-than-average painting.

I feel like the woman watching the parade who remarked that everyone was out of step except her son!

I like it too Bill...your paintings have a lot of subtlety and emotion which I like.

In the end...you can only listen to critique...and then decide for yourself what the artist in you must paint! This painting looks like where I live here in the Mid-Atlantic states...each fall.

Bill, I love your work. It's true. However, If you are wanting input on how this painting could be improved, I can only speak from my own experiences and taste in art, and that is highly objective from one artist to another. So, I love the palette used here but I think your reliable critics are wanting more details. For instance, I would like to see this painting opened up more. I would guess that this real place would show more limbs of all shapes and sizes. not full limbs but glimpses. And let some light reflect off of those limbs and leaves. You don't have to start over. Just add the right colors. By the way, I love your work.

for what it's worth,

Robert Theriot