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Subject: Island Trees

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billmahler

Posts:206
06/28/2008 6:11 PM Alert 

Oil on Board

24X18

This is a variation on a  seascape I did sometime ago, this time seeking to emphasize the trees.

How does it look?

 

 





..send ye not therefore to know for whom the bell tolls- it tolls for thee. John Donne
caryn

Posts:36
06/29/2008 1:23 PM Alert 
The beauty is in the simplicity.  I love your loose style--especially the rendering on the trees.  Lovely.  Caryn
Kassie

Posts:275
06/29/2008 9:22 PM Alert 
The trees are OK. But this is a lot of blue.
Kassie
Snowartist

Posts:196
06/29/2008 11:20 PM Alert 
Wow, I get a real feeling of loneliness looking at this. I love painting that give you feelings!
Hugs
Lona
billmahler

Posts:206
06/30/2008 8:07 AM Alert 
Thanks, Kassie, Caryn, and Lona for looking and commenting

Lona - The isloation inherent in the scene is what appealed to me and I kept removing things till the trees were even more isolated. Loneliness and independence are closely related and I was trying to recollect both here.

But this is a lot of blue.

Kassie ... Yes, it is! The people who make blue paint have been rejoicing over the past several paintings I've done.
My camera seems to like blue also.. this one has a lot more viridian and violet in it than shows in the pic, but let's face it.. it's blue!
..send ye not therefore to know for whom the bell tolls- it tolls for thee. John Donne
Kim
Posts:435
07/01/2008 1:16 PM Alert 
Bill, I find myself staring at this and enjoying every second. I love everything about it.
murphy
Posts:5
07/08/2008 2:07 PM Alert 
This is beautiful.  I love the trees.  Also the blue is wonderful and handled in a way that keeps it from being overwhelming.  You achieved a lot of depth in this piece.  I especially like the atmospheric feeling in the sky.  It feels like someplace I would love to be.
eyecandy

Posts:179
08/30/2008 10:08 AM Alert 
Hey Bill,
Did you buy out a warehouse full of blue paint? There are other colors available. The scene, in its simplicity is lovely. I would darken the water and maybe add a little green to it. I would also soften the horizon. The sky could use a little alizarin crimson at the horizon.
Hope I'm not injecting my style into yours. Your compositions are usually very good.
Phil Sydell
Boynton Beach, Fl
phil-4a@comcast.net or phil4a@msn.com
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