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Maggie429
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| 01/30/2008 2:58 PM |
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New painting. Painted from photograph - different from prior work as less detail. Like the feel and where I am going with new style. Would like some feedback please.
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Mgi
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mikec@pols
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| 01/31/2008 9:55 AM |
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Hi, Maggie,
I like this. The only thing I see is maybe the lack of detail in the people? I know that you are trying a more 'loose' style, but they look flat to me. I guess I support the theory of the subject being more detailed so as to draw the eye to it...at least in this piece I'd say that was fitting.
Colors are great and the composition works well.
Just my opinion...
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Maggie429
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| 01/31/2008 10:11 AM |
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| Thanks Mike - I think I know what you mean. I will take another look at it tonight and maybe do a bit of a touch up. Thanks for your input. |
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Mgi
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The Viking
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| 02/01/2008 4:10 PM |
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| I am thinking you need more contrast between dark and light, that makes everything pop out more. I did the same thing with my paintings and drawings. But it looks good. Outside events are very hard to get right I think. |
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tahirih
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| 02/08/2008 2:23 AM |
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What a beautiful concept. I love the setting, and the feel of this painting. Technically, I can give you a few pointers. As the compositional rule is..."Warm colors come forward, and cool colors recede", you could tone down the background leaves a bit, and maybe at some warmer colors to the forward figures. Maybe the man's pants, and make the girl's shirt a warm blue instead of a cool blue, or even change it to red. Warmer colors on the figures will make them look like they are in front. Otherwise, the painting is quite flat, with the background leaves the dominant thing. The other technical thing is that you've bisected the painting exactly down the middle with the dark line of the riverbank. It is really too dark and catches my eye more than the figures because of the dark line contrasted with the white of the snow. A more interesting composition would have that line a little higher or lower, or just less defined.
All in all, though, I think the painting is beautiful and just needs a few technical tweaks.
Good work,
Tahirih
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Maggie429
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| 02/09/2008 12:59 PM |
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| Thanks for the comments. I will look over this painting and let you know. The more I look at alot of my paintings, they seem to have the same 'weakness' which I never noticed. A bit flat looking. I have tried to look on the internet on how to produce more depth in my paintings but I could not find too much. I will look at toning down the background and making the bank a little less straight. The figures I might work on a bit more to see if I can get them a bit more 'real'. Thanks for your input. This is what I like about this forum.
take care
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Maggie429
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| 02/13/2008 10:21 AM |
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| Thanks for the feedback - I did take much of what everyone said into consideration. First, more details on my subjects, toned down the background a bit, added a bit more into the snow on the back back. Shadowed the front a bit more and got rid of the dark line along the front bank. My feeling now is the water should be softened a bit along with maybe brightening up the snow (not shadowed) a bit more. Any more comments would be appreciated. |
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Mgi
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mikec@pols
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| 02/13/2008 3:02 PM |
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Very nice, Maggie!
I like the changes...
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