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A landscape looking across the valley showing the higher vegetation starting to turn to autumn colours. The distance hills are shrouded by low clouds that is drifting into the lower hill among the valley. Watercolour on A3 paper, I’ve decided to do more landscape painting as it’s kinder on my hand , I don’t need to be so detailed. I originally painted landscapes when I started painting, I think most of us do then move on to different subjects I had forgotten how relaxing it can be.
First stages , again a mono copy to check the contrast.
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Thanks Denise . My next task was to start adding the middle ground, I need to be care here as I have the tendency to fiddle and add more than is required to achieve the desired effect.
It’s always a wise thing to step back and loom from different angles, I’m always surprised how different it looks and what I pick up , things like it need more contrast, colours wrong , to much detail in the background this is my most common mistake.
It’s always a wise thing to step back and loom from different angles, I’m always surprised how different it looks and what I pick up , things like it need more contrast, colours wrong , to much detail in the background this is my most common mistake.
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The problem with to much detail in the background is that it throws the whole thing out , the background is thrown forward and gets muddle with the middle ground. When we look at out painting the background should really look like a silhouette in colour of colour, look at a distant row of trees for example and squint , they loose a lot of definition so paint t that image. Some of the so called o,d fashioned ideas like squinting really do work , ok so your squinting looking into the distance doesn't matter that people walking past thin poor guy his eyes are so bad and he’s trying to paint, having said that most of my work looks really good through closed eyes .
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Right then Paul, as promised, I’ve had a close inspection, and noted a few minor issues that I think would help… although possibly too late for this particular piece… although depending on the paper quality, you could work over it.
Anyway, this is what I would do, but it’s an attractive piece in your own very recognisable style, so I’m not criticising, merely suggestions!
Maybe wash in the distant hills or mountains with a touch more colour, obviously a toned down blue…
You’ve added quite a lot of detail to the furthest patchwork fields, from the middle distance in fact… I’m talking hedges here. They are a bit too pronounced for my liking!
And, you’ve got a good range of greens going on here, again, they would look more realistic and interesting if they were gradually muted in tone as they get closer to the horizon!
Have a look towards the horizon on a warm day, there’s a muted blue haze and very little obvious detail, often the horizon line blending in with the sky.
You’ve got a good lead in with the little lane sweeping around and vanishing… good job overall nonetheless, I’m just offering constructive critique!
But it’s your style of painting, it is actually fine as it is…
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by Alan Bickley
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Thank you Linda and Alan I had stared to work on the background a bit more before reading your comments, something was bugging me and I think you picked up on it the distant hedgerows.
Still need some more work in the background I’ve brought the cloud layer Dornoch to look like it’s slowing coverage the distance hills , and I will tome down the hedgerows some more .
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Thank you Tanja , the reason I and other ex post a work in progress is to show how we do things ourselves, however if someone learns from the process then this a bonus . I would not claim that the way I do things is the best way as there are many different ways of painting , if it helps someone then I’m more than satisfied.
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