Valley Of The Rocks, Devon

I'm guessing that this is showing up as a lot more minimalist than intended.......

Those jagged sharp clifftops surely are not all so sharp and would have a ground falling away however steep they are. Don&#39;t know the location but IMHO you need to be more observant with that sort of thing Micael.<br />You are getting there keep at it.

Thankyou guys.

My first comment was made because there was no image at all on my screen - just a grey rectangle. The painting is now shown on my system!<br />I see, and agree with, Derek&#39;s point. However, this bypasses all of the good things here. This is a dramatic scene, because of the high viewpoint, which makes the perspective tricky - but I think you&#39;ve got it spot on. It feels open, airy and very natural in its depiction. The palette you&#39;ve chosen appeals to me - the drama is in the perspective, so it doesn&#39;t need overstated use of colour.<br />I particularly like your treatment of the foreground in the bottom right. (not so much &quot;fore&quot; ground,as the elevated viewpoint makes it clear this is some distance away). Great use of well-judged intermingling colours. I guess the vertical white strokes, which I interpret as birch trunks, are made by squeezing the paper, possibly with the &quot;wrong&quot; end of the brush. Whatever, the effect works very well indeed for me.<br />And I do like the sky!<br /><br />

Thankyou Bill. What I&#39;ve been doing on a lot of these is focusing on some aspects that I want to improve at and experiment on and forgoing others. Any comments appreciated.