Goodman, WI demo...fall...

[LarrySeiler]

This was a 12"x 24" demo done this afternoon...of a two day workshop, today the emphasis was a reddish undertone...and utilizing a tonal palette which is prepared by mixing a dark neutral...representing the darkest dark of your scene.

From this..the main colors and their values are laid out on the palette and a bit of the neutral like a pigment "soup" is then applied sparingly to each color to unify a common component, which creates a harmony of the color on the palette even before the painting is begun.

I have some work to finish this instudio, as sometimes it is difficult to finish a demo afield....but was more or less happy with it...

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Oct-2006/532-sunday_demo4.jpg


then with about 25 minutes left...I quick put together a split-complementary palette of bluish-green, red and orange...plus white and did this quick 5"x 7"...which amounts to more or less a block in gestural...

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Oct-2006/532-splitdemo_goodman.jpeg

Here was Wyatt gettn' ready...set up next to my easel...watching me first do the reddish undertone...

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Oct-2006/532-wyatt_larryseasel.jpeg

what a beautiful afternoon!!!

When I touch up a bit of the other, I'll post the one from yesterday as well...

Larry

[Lorijo]

They look wonderful Larry, I wish I got to see the demo! Sheesh, I wish I was in the beautiful fall weather too. Lori

[JamieWG]

Larry, I really like your 12x24. The trees are lovely and I can see how well harmonized the painting is! My favorite part though is the field. You really nailed the color, value, and texture. The little wisps of paint coming up and softening the edge in front of the tree line is magical.

Jamie

[beaux-art]

I really love both of them. Lots of interest in those shapes and colors.

Cecelia

[Rosic]

Bravo Larry... I especially like the little tree hugger in the bottom right of the quick study. Can't wait to see the others.
Bern

[Jean Levert Hood]

These fall colors are just beautiful, Larry. What lucky students!

[LarrySeiler]

thanks everyone...appreciate the comments...
it was a beautiful day, but now I hear we're going to have a nicely warm day today...warm by our standards, in the high 70'd today....and then warmer all week.

I finished the session off, Jamie...using a painting knife, building up thicker passages in the forground grasses and suggesting grass weeds and such breaking into the mid ground plane, that "whispiness"...and worked out very nicely...

appreciate hearing such, thanks again

[Julieanne]

You capture fall color so well. In the first I really like the way you have the pines peaking out behind the other trees. In the 2nd I like the glow of the foreground. Great ones!

[LarrySeiler]

thanks much, Julieanne...

I think it is extremely easy to overstate a fall scene. My emphasis to in this workshop knowing just how much color there was...was to intend from the beginning to control the visual voices...less is more, and understand the power behind reserve. The color of fall seems more greatly accentuated when held to some restraint.

thanks again...

[jimb]

Larry,
Not been around in a while, but it's nice to see this on my return.
Beautiful work on a beautiful day.
Ain't fall grand? :)

[LarrySeiler]

fall is awesome...and will test the artist to maintain control and not overstate...

it is indeed wonderful...goes by too too quickly!

thanks Jim, nice to have ya around!!

[afterimage]

Larry,
This is one of my favorites of yours! So sensitive!
Shirley

[JD Hannah]

Nice work! Love the colors...they are accurate! I like the 1st painting and how the golden field is laid in. What an awesome job within 20 minutes. Very inspiring