Painting. Painting, painting, painting... This has been a hard one for me! I have been using oil paints and my goodness! I am not always patient enough to wait for it to dry before I try in vain to lather on another detail!
This is a painting I have been working on for a while and sheesh! It has been a challenge! It is something I intend to hang in my house when I am satisfied with it (if I ever will be) because it is sentimental. This is where we had our wedding reception (beautiful hill backdrop and all!). It could not have been a more lovely day and that historic house was a large part of the day's success as far as the worldly part of our wedding goes. Though I used a picture as reference, I have found it challenging to mimic it while trying to apply my own aesthetic (thats how the mountains happened ;)).
So painters, help a sister out and give me some tips! And be nice please ;).
Like I mentioned while explaining the the point of this blog, I like to document my progress, so I will include pictures I took along the way.
Besides a few details on the house and grass, what else do you think it needs? And yes, I know, my camera is not the best ;).
P.s. This was my very first real still life painting. Exciting subject matter, eh?
-ChellytheBean
I think you mostly anwered your own question..it needs a little more details. I'm not a painter and it depends on the look that you're going for, but maybe build in a little more detail/texture in the foreground and definition throughout. Your second "Knot Tying" painting has a lot of nice colors that can help to build in those features.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THAT YOU'RE PAINTING THE HOME WE RENTED FOR YOUR WEDDING RECEPTION!IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PART OF SALT LAKE AND A WONDERFUL MEMORY!! IT'LL BE SWEET TO HAVE THAT PAINTING HANGING IN YOUR HOME. ABOUT THE BOXES, GREAT JOB STICKING WITH A BORING STILL LIFE AND TURNING OUT AN EXCELLENT PIECE!!
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