Painting more detail (for me) with this painting of the falls located about 3 miles down the road from my house. I have visited here often to paint, it is a favorite swimming hole with the nudists. I used my plein air (photo below) as a reference though about half of it was painting by instinct. I might try this again and far looser and work on giving the focal area the credit due. I think that I got too caught into rendering and lost my focal point. I have been lately trying to exhibit more feeling rather than just show a scene.
I think that I liked the main focal rock better in my plein air than the first painting at the top. I liked how I handled my tonal values better in the plein air and especially the dark value of the main rock. Perhaps I will give it a another try and go for a deeper value. It is all practice and exercising my artistic muscles.
colors used in painting #1: Lunar Blue, Raw Sienna, Quin. Gold, Fr. Ultra. Blue, Green Gold
colors used in painting #2 (guessing): Fr. Ultra. Blue, sap green, yellow ochre, Burnt Sienna
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great observations as well as lovely paintings-both of them though for different reasons.
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I LOVE the first one! Beautiful!
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I am going to give it one more try but go for an abstract look with “drama” lol have to change it up a bit. 😉
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wow love the transition from light to dark! I get the feeling of stone but also warmth like sunlight heating the stone
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Thank you Louis, I had so much fun with it.
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Wow the first one really grabbed my attention, a beautiful rock structure 😀
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Thank you Becky 😉
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What a fabulous place to paint and visit. Yes I do agree with you – my preference is for your plein air painting. It does have more of an intuitive feeling – more spontaneous….of the moment. Hope you are enjoying a creative weekend…janet. 🙂
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Exactly…..I loved the rendering on the first one but lost the spontaneity and feeling that the plein air has. So interesting how a plein air can hold so much more than a studio piece when you can work it for oodles of hours. Have a wonderful weekend!
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First one is absolutely gorgeous, loved the lights and shadows. 😀
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thank you Snehal!
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I love both paintings. I see what you mean about the focal point being clearer in the second, and I like that. But also love the golden colors in the first. Wonderful work!
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Thank you Deborah! I appreciate your comments and feedback. So interesting how plein air can be so lively and have that focus whereas it takes planning to keep that focal point!
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I see where you are going! I must say both are lovely…. the plein air painting is Exceptional though. outstanding! I hope, you see that. wish I’d done it! lol
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Oh I do :)….I just wanted to see what I can do with an old plein air, going to try a few more times, why not? lol
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yes! Why not, indeed!! 🙂
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I really like the feel I experience in the first one.
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It’s something about the depth, and the warm colors.
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Thank you Maria 🙂
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