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        I have always loved photos of this castle. This particular reference was very dark and earthy toned. I am assuming it was a sunset. I tried to be quick and loose with it. I pulled up the reference on the computer across the room from my easel and when I was done and looked at the reference up close, I was very surprised at the detail that I had not even seen, let alone put into the painting. But, I am going to leave it like that. I sort of like it and sort of hate it. LOL!

        12×16 white panel, oils with a small filbert bristle, medium filbert nylon, and palette knife.

        Ginny
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            Love the warm earthy colours, the contrast of the sky against the castle, and the brushwork in the water adding movement. Enough detail to make it work for me.
            Arnie

            #967452
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                Ginny

                This has such a nice warmth to it and as Jim mentionned it is the famed Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland. Such a beautiful castle with all its wonderful character. You have done a great job of it with nice depth and the water has that loose feel but also nice movement.
                Well done.
                John

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                “I sort of like it and sort of hate it.”

                I know that feeling well.

                This turned out well. I like the palette knife work in the water, seems like a good tool for that use. Sticking with basic shapes rather than details makes the castle look solid, a good thing for a castle I would say. Nice sky as well. Gary

                "Painting is a verb"

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                    Thank you, Arnie. I was attracted by the strangeness of the water against thesky. I loved the earthy tones, too, of the reference.

                    Ginny
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                    #967444
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                        Thank you, John and Gary. I have a hard time with using enough paint. I can’t decide if I am afraid to waste paint or not, but the stinginess makes it difficult to lay color. Any advice?

                        Ginny
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                        #967438
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                            The castle looks good & I love those pallet knife strokes used to render the fg water. These strokes appear not stingy but textured, spontaneous & confidently rendered indeed. I like that method. Well done Ginney !

                            Michael.

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                            #967440

                            Nice work, especially with the foreground water. Feels like I could touch it and get a wet hand.

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                            Dcam
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                                Dorrart
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                                    I like the strong modeling of form in the castle. The color gives the feeling that the building was assembled from materials pulled from the local ground.

                                    - David

                                    "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." --Picasso

                                    #967441
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                                        Ginny,
                                        Brooding. Mysterious. Intriguing. Very nice painting!
                                        Freeman

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                                            Thanks, all. I appreciate the kind words. Unfortunately, I dropped this painting face down while wet. The second one this week. I hope I stop that, soon!

                                            Ginny
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                                                Your handling of the sky is terrific against the simplicity of the warms of the structure! Ps- don’t touch it. Let it dry, then brush it off and retouch.

                                                Ken Tiessen

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                                                #967446
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                                                    Thanks, Ken. I actually picked it up and started messing with it. I didn’t do too much extra damage. I will take your advice. 😊

                                                    Ginny
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                                                    #967442
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                                                        Lovely, juicy brushwork, and I like those deep, earthy tones.

                                                        'One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star': Friedrich Nietzsche

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