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May 15, 2018 at 3:40 pm #456120
Hi This is 12×16. Comments /crits welcome. I may lighten the underside shadow in the foreground boulder. Also there is a small pile of pebbles that may get painted over? Does the water look too much like antifreeze? Its a little more green irl. Hard to get a good photo.
Thanks for looking.Christophervasil.com
May 15, 2018 at 4:10 pm #622698I like this. The only thing bothering me are the two largest boulders in the front left foreground. I find them distracting. But I love the cliffs and the foliage cascading down. I think you probably know the issues and will resolve it without difficulty. I trust your judgement. The water actually doesn’t bother me.
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May 15, 2018 at 4:17 pm #622704This is just wonderful!! One of your best and it looks very professionally done.
I love the water, yes it is intensely and insanely turquoise but so what!! that’s why I like it.
If I had to crit anything it would be the boulders..if you look closely they all look like they have a cream frosting topping..so maybe a tiny tiny tweak of those and that’s it in my opinion
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May 15, 2018 at 4:54 pm #622700Thanks Gayle and Katie. I just reworked the boulders. I’m not ready to evict them just yet The only other thing I can maybe do to them is make them reddish brown like the cliffs, or maybe spray paint some ‘Jim Lisa’ graffiti. Here’s the update:
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May 16, 2018 at 6:56 am #622697Some lovely work here!
I’d just settle those rocks into more pebbles – they’ll also act as a link to stop the rocks being isolated.
I like the colours of the water but I’d have thought the water dropping down would create a mini-maelstrom at the bottom!!! …. so, some ripple effect?Cheers, Maureen
Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .May 16, 2018 at 7:25 am #622709Chris, this is powerful stuff. Really a good painting.
Maureen has made a good suggestion. I have an alternative, though. Go with one or two more big rocks in that corner. Position them so they suggest a triangle with its apex pointing to the base of the falls. The right most rock is a great shape.
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May 16, 2018 at 10:16 am #622699This is very nice. Maybe the shape of the rock on the left is just too unusual and kind of distracting.
C&C always welcome. Michelle
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Every painting is a new adventure.May 16, 2018 at 12:53 pm #622707Overall a nice painting. I would maybe soften the edges on the big rocks rounding the shape a bit. IMO it need ripples in the water, the color doesn’t bother me at all.
Cindy
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~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~May 16, 2018 at 5:35 pm #622710The foliage and the cliff face look great. And I like the colours, but I think the water needs a little movement.
Steve.Steve
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May 16, 2018 at 10:38 pm #622705This looks great!
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May 17, 2018 at 4:45 pm #622702This is my favorite in the series. Magnificent color.
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https://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1431363May 17, 2018 at 9:39 pm #622703love the way you painted the cliffs
May 19, 2018 at 10:28 am #622701Thanks Maureen Michelle Cindy, Katie, Grampy Derek and Mary!
Here’s where I ended up. I changed the weird shape of the left rock, broke it up into strata and angled it to point more toward the waterfall as you all suggested. I added a little water disturbance. (Oddly enough the reference photo showed no disturbance but it may have been a time lapse making the water look thicker that it was in real life.) I also fiddled with some of the smaller rocks. Thanks for all the input!
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May 19, 2018 at 1:47 pm #622706easily one of your very best.
Katie Black Fine Art"Life is far too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde
May 19, 2018 at 3:28 pm #622711Great picture. I enjoy seeing evolution too.
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