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Christine Fry

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Starting a new work sky far tees and sketch, working from a photo taken by me in a local park. 

Christine Fry

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Second bit not sure I like the tree, I think maybe it's too dark?

Sylvia Evans

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I think you should continue with it ,at this stage who knows if it's too dark.   Unless of course it's finished. .

Christine Fry

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I think you should continue with it ,at this stage who knows if it's too dark.   Unless of course it's finished. .
Sylvia Evans on 08/02/2023 20:11:49
I have finished but I'm not really happy, I have cut the second tree out of the painting I think it looks better. What do you think?

Sylvia Evans

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Yes that looks better.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, NAPA

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It does look better, the trouble with it first time around was that the tree was too near to the painting's border.  I speak with feeling, because I've just done exactly the same thing.  

Alan Bickley

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That cropped version is definitely a better composition, actually very good! You could add a few more secondary branches perhaps, smaller stuff but this may be your individual style, in which case, leave it - well done anyway for persevering!
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I think it look much better like this , as said you could add finer branches but if you happy leave it as is. 

Denise Cat

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The cropped version is lovely.

Christine Fry

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That cropped version is definitely a better composition, actually very good! You could add a few more secondary branches perhaps, smaller stuff but this may be your individual style, in which case, leave it - well done anyway for persevering!
Alan Bickley on 09/02/2023 08:35:36
Thankyou Alan, I have done another can you please critique  it for Me please i value your opinion thankyou

Christine Fry

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Thankyou all for your fantastic comments i was touched that you had taken the time to critique them. I was very happy that you liked my first finished painting in over a year and gave me the confidence to carry on thankyou all again x

Alan Bickley

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The trees are well balanced throughout, apart from the R/H side one which is cut in half, better to have a full trunk, even if it’s close to the edge. Paths and fences etc that run almost parallel to the bottom of the painting are usually best avoided… better to create a ‘lead in’ to take the viewer’s eye into the painting. You’ve sort of got away with it here, but one for the future Christine. Perhaps a more blue/grey colour would have been better for the distant trees, but I’m probably nitpicking here, you may be depicting autumnal colours! If you are, try variations of burnt sienna, raw sienna, raw umber earth colours instead.  Altogether a decent landscape and a good follow up to your previous post.

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