Friday, March 18, 2011

Landscape #2

OK, I think I finished it.  I went back and used some GOLDEN Retarder and Titanium White to help soften the sky a little.  Then I started on the trees.  They needed to be lighter and I needed to fill them in a bit.  It took a little more experimentation than I anticipated, but the end result is OK.  I moved onto the fields.  During this process I finally concluded where the light was coming from (the left).  This helped me to decide how to go about adding the detail into the fields.  Playing with these colors was a lot of fun.  There was a lot of blending involved.  I manipulated the terrain a bit, but it's hardly noticeable unless you know where to look.  I may end up keeping this one.  I really like my rock/boulder!  Just Ultramarine Blue, Titanium White and a little Phthalo Blue (Academy Acrylics). Not sure it's to the caliber of the art my mom usually displays in her home.  But that's OK, I'll just have to do another one!

For next time, I'm going to do a landscape again.  Most likely will keep it smaller too, like the "Tree with Flowers".  Working on the 9x12 canvas board allowed me to focus and keep my colors and composition a bit tighter.  I enjoy working larger, but that may have to wait a bit.  Again, if you have any comments or constructive criticism, please share. Also, forgive the lighting, it's actually a bit darker than it appears. 


"Wild Blueberry Fields in the Fall", Acrylic, 16x12


6 comments:

  1. I really like it, especially the contrast resulting from where the light is coming from. I like how you can see it on the trees and rocks. GREAT JOB! The clouds are really good too! excellent!

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  2. Thanks! :) I think I'm going to practice on this a bit more. I have a few pictures picked out that I got from iStockphoto. May paint tomorrow.

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  3. Very nice attractive and aggressive color! NICE ACRYLIC PAINTING! :)

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  4. Thank you very much!! I'm proud of this one. :)

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  5. I love how soft and dreamlike this picture is. The colors are bright and vibrant. Beautiful!

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  6. Thank you Shelley for your comment! :)

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