Lakeside Scene

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Having just added this painting, I have had another look at it and I am a little troubled by the relationship between the three yachts. The perspective doesn't look quite right. Could someone please point me in the right direction. Cheers. Chris

Posted by Chris Downing on Tue 17 Sep 14:04:16

I love the loose painting, it is very evocative, I can see Helen's point about the yachts and agree with this.

Posted by Sandra Hugill on Tue 17 Sep 15:04:18

Lovely free washes Chris, the water looks very realistic and glowing, with the shore uncluttered, giving a lead in to the lake. I'm not sure the tree is needed but I think the boats work ok.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Tue 17 Sep 23:05:05

Lovely free washes Chris, the water looks very realistic and glowing, with the shore uncluttered, giving a lead in to the lake. I'm not sure the tree is needed but I think the boats work ok.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Tue 17 Sep 23:05:41

Thank you for your comments Helen, Sandra and Stephen. Helen, I think you are right. The medium boat on the left should have been positioned lower down so that the hull sits at a height between the large and small yacht.

Posted by Chris Downing on Wed 18 Sep 01:17:59

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01/04/2015

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31/2 in x 51/2 inch postcard size imaginary sketch. Done in about 30 minutes. Unusual for me to be so loose, but I enjoyed it so much, I intend to try a similar technique on a larger scale. Most of it was done wet into wet with a 3/4 inch flat brush. The rocks in the foreground were simply scraped out with a credit card. I hope you like it.

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