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August 11, 2018 at 1:06 pm #460297
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Pan pastels and pastel pencils on Mi Teint touch paper 24×32 cm.

Reference was a photo I took some years ago at the Baltic sea on a family holiday trip.
The kids were playing in the water and admiring the glorious sunset.

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Esther
August 11, 2018 at 7:17 pm #673893
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Esther, this is so serene and I love the mood depicted here! Your sunset colors are beautiful and as always you painted the water so well!

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August 11, 2018 at 10:12 pm #673894
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I have the sense of calmness on the water at sunset. The figures add a bit of a story and keeps my attention focused. Well done!

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August 12, 2018 at 3:16 pm #673895
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Thank you very much for your kind comments Donna and Karen.
And yes the water and the atmosphere was really calm and serene.
I had never seen a sea so quiet before.

Esther
August 14, 2018 at 10:11 am #673900
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This almost feels tonalist, Esther. I am going to study your water. It’s amazing. I agree with Karen about your figures. They have a casual, youthful way about them that lends great charm to this piece. The middle one with the raised arm, drawing the eye back to the setting sun, and the one on the right with the casual gesture… they make me smile, as if they were my own children. That’s quite a feat considering all my ‘children’ have had fur!

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August 14, 2018 at 4:40 pm #673896
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Thank you Aly. I bet four legged furred children would have had fun too.

In this painting I tried to enhance the brightness of the sun by using color contrast.
So I added a bit green to the sun. In one of the forum here I have read that this could help.

Esther
August 17, 2018 at 6:33 pm #673892
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Great color harmony and mood. A very enjoyable piece, well done!

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September 2, 2018 at 12:35 pm #673897
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Thank you Ron.

Esther
September 2, 2018 at 4:32 pm #673890
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Oh, this is just lovely and gives a feeling of serenity. I’m curious about the green you mentioned on the sun. I have never heard of using it, and can’t detect it on your painting, but I’d love to learn more.

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September 3, 2018 at 8:35 am #673898
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Thank you for your comment monarch.

I cannot remember which thread it was, but the idea is to use a bit of the complimentary color of the surrounding colors to exaggerate the contrast.
So I put a little bit of a very light green into the sun.
It was the first time I tried this, the contrast is nice but I don’t know how much the green helped to it. It was just an experiment.

Esther
September 3, 2018 at 12:38 pm #673891
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Thanks, Esther. I just finished a painting and felt I couldn’t get the sun bright enough. Maybe this tip could help.

I took a look at some of your recent posts and I am a big fan of your work!

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September 6, 2018 at 3:36 pm #673889
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Wonderful colors!

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September 10, 2018 at 3:00 pm #673899
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Thank you monarch and stapeliad.

Esther
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