Boy was yesterday's grey skies. rain and cold miserable. So thankful to be able to stay indoors! I suppose the bleakness of the day had me turning to some of our plein air photographs for sketch material. I found a photo of a garden that I painted plein air last year ... and realized that the painting I had done while at this garden in Hillsborough included far too many details ... so I challenged myself to re-compose and crop the photo to make a painting more to my liking.
Keeping the 'path of light' in mind again, I simplified the scene making the foliage more abstract against the firmer, more realistic steps. I fuzzed out the background and I like this much better than my original plein air attempt. Now to try to do that while sitting in front of an entire garden!! LOL
It's back to work again -- and truly an overwhelmingly busy week. But we're on countdown until the end of the semester -- and the holidays! Yeah!
7 comments:
Good Morning Lin.... Love the colors in this painting... Great job done... Hope your day is fabulous...
(((HUGS)))
Donna
LOL -- a Southern gal and a Yankee who talk the same way. I'm always starting a sentence with "Boy, it was ....."
Your painting is scrumpdillyicious!! The colors are so vibrant and indeed a lovely sight to see with the leaden skies and rain here too; although today it's so cold, it will be snow. I love love love it Lin.
Hugs,
Lorraine
Beautiful Lin...we have to do(and look at) more of these vibrant paintings to drive those blues away!
Ronell
It is beautiful Lin. Just beautiful and happy.
Just lovely Lin, like a breath of fresh springtime air - thank you.
Well, Lin, it's gorgeous...as usual.... but you know I thoroughly enjoyed yesterday's hot chocolate-blanket-and movie weather! Woo Hoo! Still hoping for snow.....!!
Lin - This came out lovely!!!I like the "path of light" idea. I'll have to read up about it in one of Kathryn's books. Hope your Thanksgiving was great! We had a great trip and will finally be home tomorrow.
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