Yes, I paint in other media than watercolor batik! Here's an 18 x 24 acrylic I just did for a local show related to "Mother Earth." Will enter it next week. At this point, I am just propping it up to look at it. It needs a few tweaks, I think. seeing the image on my computer, the violet is too much and should probably be knocked down a bit. The good news and bad news is that Photoshop picks up everything. Will play with it over the weekend and re-post the results.
The weather should be great over the weekend. I hope to get out to sketch a bit, but will have enough time to work on this before classes start again next week. Happy Labor Day to all! Don't "work" too hard!
The weather should be great over the weekend. I hope to get out to sketch a bit, but will have enough time to work on this before classes start again next week. Happy Labor Day to all! Don't "work" too hard!
3 comments:
I think your Mother Earth painting is wonderful, and the colours work....have a great weekend.
Wait! don't change anything on the trees yet because I bet those bits of purple look just fine. I think you just need to darken or grade the background in the lower half= really dark at the bottom and then lighter as it reaches the horizon. You might have to lighten trunks at the bottom for contrast. Just a thought....
Thanks for your comments on my Mother Earth painting, Ann! When I am as unsure about this painting as I am, it is nice to hear other artists' thoughts.
Thanks, Carrie. As you can guess, I have fiddled with this one TOO much. Am losing loose feel it used to have, and, as you suggest, I HAD a stronger value in the lower part of the painting and took it out. There is still a hint of it in real life, but will try again to strengthen it. The trees have every color of the rainbow in them [palette knife]. Will try to temper colors. I really appreciate your insights, and will continue to fiddle with it.
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