Obidos suburb

[tremblad]

MY IMAGE(S):





GENERAL INFORMATION:
Title: Obidos suburb
Year Created:
Medium: Acrylic
Surface: Board
Dimension: 12x14
Allow digital alterations?: Yes!

MY COMMENTS:
In the last month, I did a couple of attempt I didn't submit for critics (too many problems).

I've found the courage to post this one. Overall, I am relatively pleased with it. It is completely done with a knife.

The first image was taken with a flash and we can see the details of the knife strokes. The second image (without flash) shows colors closer than what we see in real life.

MY QUESTIONS FOR THE GROUP:
For my futur studies, what should I particularly take care of? Linear perspective? Value variation? Aerial perspective? Choice / match of colors? Anything else?

[Dhuot]

Salut Daniel

I must say I like the second one best.
I like the warm subject too.
You sure use the kniife properly.

Nice colour combo
I would however work on the composition a bit more
Would you be thinking of combining the knife and the brush !!??

[bluewindfisher]

I like this.
Look to yourself pal. Where do YOU want to go? Don't look to anyone else to answer this essential question. Once you know, then perhaps other people can help you get there.
All the best.
Graham

[glenn payan]

good diagonals. makes for interesting viewing.
these paintings say: "you got the mojo"...Keep painting lots.

[Wayne Gaudon]

lovely strokes of color that mesh out a great piece of work

[tremblad]

I am honored! Your are all among my favorite painters on WC and you took time to answer to my work. Thank you very much. Your feedback is so appreciated.

Glenn and Wayne, thank you for your nice comments.

Daniel, I discovered the knife last summer and I loved it right away. I didn't touch a brush since then. I realize that it could limit myself (I only have 1 knife BTW but I am also using old credit card that I cut as I need to). Maybe I should give a second chance to my brushes and see what comes out.

About the composition, I will go to the composition forum to see how I can improve. My skills are really basics at this time. I just try to put some diagonals, avoid the dead center subject and vary forms and size and height. That's about all for now. And, even with those limited simple rules, I don't always succeed ...

When I look back at this particular painting, maybe there is a problem with the lack of real focal point. What do I want the viewer to see first? Maybe I should have planned this a little bit better. Other thing I can see is maybe that the foreground wall is blocking the viewer for accessing the house. All the doors are closed ...

Graham, where do I want to go? That is a good question and I don't have a clear answer. I think, for now, I just want to get a "professional look", get out of the "amateur look". Big expectation, hein?

Actually, I am still painting "with my head" and I am not painting with my soul. I am still painting "objects" or "people" (which are awful BTW); I am not painting verbs or emotions. I am still learning the basics (perspective, values, design, colors, light & shadows) and I want to develop my style (I think that that begins to take form now). And, I guess that, for achieving those objectives, only one receipe: paint, paint, paint.

Thank you again for your feedback ...

[dornberg]

value variation.
i lik\ke the color and light

[glenn payan]

excellent self-observations Daniel. with a great attitude like that and the love of painting you will achieve what you set out to achieve. and you got the recipe right: keep painting.
please share your work too...we'd love to keep seeing your stuff.

[Spyderbabe]

You have a charming warm style - with its bit out of focus look it has a far away, old time feel. In this piece the one sharp edge of the house on the right with its outlined look doesnt seem to fit the rest of the painting.
I agree - just paint. Just paint more and more. We all like what we see!