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Here is where I ended up today. It's my 52nd birthday!
Look at where I went.
This is off Windy Hill Rd. in Middle Falls, just west of Greenwich.
This is my scene, WOW.
My first blocks. This is the first vertical painting in ...
I started at 12:30 and went to 2:30, had a few visitors this is about 1/2 way. It was challenging painting looking down, and behind the foliage on the right, The trees on the left hug the waterfall, a fact that eluded me until I got it back huh?
I'm going to change the line between the fore-ground tree and the waterfall. I also don't know why it was so hard for me to get the sun-lit portions of the white water to jump out, as they did maybe taking the value of everything else!
This is my scene, WOW.
My first blocks. This is the first vertical painting in ...
I'm going to change the line between the fore-ground tree and the waterfall. I also don't know why it was so hard for me to get the sun-lit portions of the white water to jump out, as they did maybe taking the value of everything else!
I admit that when I first heard about this falls, I imagined a rock ledge, no railing and yeah, but this was nice and safe, oh well!
It waS fun watching this put together but I have to ask why you used a warm color to block in the water.
ReplyDeleteHi Toni, I start out with a toned canvas, and I always tone them way ahead of time. I generally use red/orange under predominately green paintings to provide an immediate pop in color(and a middle value). When I started the practice I would rush frantically to cover this tone, over time I've learned to work with it. I will probably adjust the color now that greens have waned, we'll see.
DeleteHappy birthday, Matt! All the best for this next year.
ReplyDeleteAs usual, a beautiful scenery and good work :-)
Thank you Chani !!! I had a wonderful birthday! Matt
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