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JM Artist

Posts:228

11/09/2007 6:39 PM	Alert
OK, here's my latest watercolor: Potato Barn, at least I think that's what it is...structure's like this are found on eastern Long Island. Besides raising ducks and now grapes for wine production, there used to be a huge potato industry. So I think these were used to store the crop over winter before going to market. Anyway, barns structures like this are always half buried. It's a nice winter scene, I loved the shadow on the snow in the foreground. Potato Barn 8" X 20" Watercolor 2007

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Jim

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11/09/2007 7:51 PM	Alert
Good Job JM! Jim www.paintingsbyjim.com

Duende

Posts:83

11/09/2007 10:56 PM	Alert
This is very cool! I like the unusual composition and the long format! oh, and of course it's very well painted.

Kim
Posts:368

11/10/2007 7:26 AM	Alert
Beautiful! I, too, like the unusual composition. You painted this very well - love those trees!

gene
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11/10/2007 1:11 PM	Alert
What a great painting! You always seem to find different things to paint, and get very unusual compositions from them. Love it!............Gene

Watercolour lover
Posts:54

11/10/2007 2:15 PM	Alert
Neat! I love the sky. Most unusual composition. John

klippie

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11/10/2007 2:27 PM	Alert
Very unusual structure. Love your painting, well done. Retha

If at first you dont succeed.........don't ever give up!

JM Artist

Posts:228

11/10/2007 5:55 PM	Alert
Thanks everybody. I haven't done a strong horizontal painting in a while, I've always liked this format. The subject of the potato barn lends it's self to it perfectly to it, not all subject's do. Centering it like I did also helps this particular painting. There's always a danger when centering something, but this view wouldn't have worked any other way...well it might have, but it works best like this. -Gene, as far as subject matter..well, there's always a search for it. And when you find it, you have to then look at it from every angle, every lighting condition when possible to help find the right composition for it. And a strong composition is the key to a successful painting.

JM Artist http://hometown.aol.com/jmansuetoartist/Home.html

Egon

Posts:363

11/13/2007 12:24 AM	Alert
Its a good painting - but sorry I dont agree with this composition

JM Artist

Posts:228

11/18/2007 7:42 AM	Alert
You certainly are allowed to disagree with the composition. I do have a tendency to work in a much bolder graphic nature then most, must be that 14 yrs as an illustrator showing thru.

JM Artist http://hometown.aol.com/jmansuetoartist/Home.html

JM Artist

Posts:228

01/20/2008 6:27 AM	Alert
Well this painting just sold!

JM Artist http://hometown.aol.com/jmansuetoartist/Home.html

onebarkingdog
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01/20/2008 1:02 PM	Alert
Amazing and awesome! I'm not at all surprised it's sold!

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