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Author Messages Oldest First Newest First dickens14 Posts:64 01/14/2008 5:00 PM Alert  Hello. I am taking a break from deserts for a while. We have a cabin in Northern Arizona. Recently, while visiting there, I took these photos in a town called Strawberry. I am not sure if I am done are not. I also was thinking about Shades of Autumn for a title but have not decided on that either. I would welcome feedback and critique. Thanks, Lucy. Lucy Dickens www.soulexpressionsart.com River Posts:360 01/19/2008 9:44 PM Alert  Lucy...I guess people can't answer all posts...but this is remarkably well done and lovely...I'll be the one to tell you! River Posts:360 01/19/2008 9:46 PM Alert  p.s. check out my posts on Oils? I'd love your opinion...they are not completed (some) because of health issues...but I am trying to get back into my painting... JM Artist Posts:227 01/20/2008 6:43 AM Alert  Lucy, This is simply wonderful! It is always nice to take a break from what you normally do..with you it's desert scenes, me beach scenes. Naming a painting can be a little tricky. Sometimes you have the title in mind before you even begin, others it jump out at you right when yo finish...and then sometimes you haven't got a clue, but the painting look's great...then what do you do. Like you, I've been know to ask people just to get some input..I've also been know to temporarily name a painting and change or modified the name later it later, on a few occasions the temp name stays and the painting sells, so I don't have to worry about it any longer. Looking at your painting I'd say either "Autumn Light" or "Autumn Afternoon" (depending on about what time of day this is) -JM JM Artist http://hometown.aol.com/jmansuetoartist/Home.html gene Posts:1232 01/20/2008 2:10 PM Alert  This is just beautiful. What I especially love is that you didn't try to get TOO much color into your leaves. This is so real-looking without going too bright with the oranges. Great painting. Gene dickens14 Posts:64 01/21/2008 8:03 PM Alert  Thank you so much for the feedback. I agree about the naming and appreciate the suggestions. As for Gene's comment about not getting too bright with the leaves, I appreciate that as well as I was wondering if I should have pushed them a bit brighter! I find these forums so helpful in their feedback. Lucy. Lucy Dickens www.soulexpressionsart.com Peggy Posts:111 01/22/2008 9:25 AM Alert  Hi Lucy, This is lovely. There is a lot of movement through this piece, I love the details in the rocks and water and you have handled the colors very well. I have steered away from a lot of the oranges because I end up with a mess. Would be interested in process for you tree leaves. I'm working on a piece now that I'm kinda stumped on because it has a lot of the autumn colors in it and I don't want to over do it with the oranges and reds. I've done a lot of the preliminary work on site, and it's looking pretty good, just don't want to blow it. I may post it in oils later to see about some help, please feel free to comment. It will be of an old barn in a field. Don't have time today to do it, but later. Anyway, this is so enjoyable. Peggy For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for a hope and a future to bring you to an expected end. Jeremiah 29:11 dickens14 Posts:64 01/22/2008 10:20 AM Alert  Thank you. For the "orange" tree, I started with a small Bristle brush and thick paint and did some blocking is. I still did this with stokes like individual leaves but moved quickly not trying to specifically paint each leaf. I then moved to a small flat sable or sable synthetic in a similar technique, but I wanted the areas with few leaves to seem a bit more detailed. Again while making individual leaf or brush stokes I moved quickly dabbing here and there as to not looked too overworked and detailed, etc. I started with the dark areas with Burnt Sierra mixed with a little Dioxinine Purple and in some cases a bit of Deep Hookers Green, then continued to build layers as the leves have varying degrees of light on them and turning of colors. Some areas are straght sienna. I also used this and added a couple shades of yellow to it, from an Ochre and a Cad yellow and then finally some white in the most highlighted areas. There was a small amount of Cad orange in the mid tones but not much as I did not want to get it too bright or too orange. I really found the Sienna was a great base match for the true colors that were there that day on the creek. Hope this helps. Lucy Lucy Dickens www.soulexpressionsart.com Peggy Posts:111 01/22/2008 11:32 AM Alert  Thanks, Lucy, this is helpful. I did get a chance to post the old barn I was talking about. Hope you check it out and advise. Any help will be appreciated. I will keep and eye on your posts, too. Peggy For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for a hope and a future to bring you to an expected end. Jeremiah 29:11
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