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01-28-2008, 09:13 PM
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long lines
I've never been west of Virginia, as I was a Navy "brat" stationed up and down the east coast. I've seen many pictures of flat landscapes that seem to go on endlessly, and I received permission from a FLickr friend to paint this one of Galveston. I found this picture to be intriquing for that reason- New England is not flat! Size 12x16, on Fabriano paper- comments and suggestions are most appreciated!
FULL SIZE:
OR CROPPED??
Last edited by HOllyLL : 01-28-2008 at 09:30 PM.
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01-29-2008, 12:09 AM
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Eugene OR
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Re: long lines
Holly:
The colors you used are amazing and the perspective is well done. Your painting really draws my eye into it and I am torn between heading for cover (to avoid the apparent oncoming storm) or going a bit farther to see what's just over the horizon. I really like the uncropped one.
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01-29-2008, 01:27 AM
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Re: long lines
Holly, wonderful sky! I prefer the uncropped...
Incoming wild weather, have to observe  |
01-29-2008, 01:57 AM
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Re: long lines
The un cropped is best the sky tells so much don't take any away.
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01-29-2008, 02:05 AM
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Re: long lines
nice....uncropped !!
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01-29-2008, 04:53 AM
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Re: long lines
thank you all for your comments...and I appreciate your advice on cropping...after looking at it more myself, I agree and like the uncropped version too.
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01-29-2008, 05:57 AM
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Re: long lines
I love the vastness of the sky in the first. 
Carl
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01-29-2008, 06:05 AM
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Re: long lines
Dramatic and colorfully painted! Well done!
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01-29-2008, 06:32 AM
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Re: long lines
Thank you Carl and Marcia, for taking the time to comment..I appreciate it!
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01-29-2008, 07:31 AM
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Re: long lines
Holly i like it a lot, the dramatic sky is so good, love the chose of colour.
Lucia
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01-29-2008, 07:39 AM
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Re: long lines
Definitely prefer the uncropped version, and boy! did you capture that expansive feeling. Incredible!
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01-29-2008, 08:27 AM
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New Jersey
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Re: long lines
Great Sky , Holly, like the first crop !
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01-29-2008, 08:30 AM
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Re: long lines
Good work in the foreground (as well as everything else).
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01-29-2008, 10:02 AM
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Re: long lines
What a cool sky! Love your use of the telephone poles to pull your eye to
the horizon! I guess I'm odd man out as I like the cropped version - it
seems more intimate to me. Either way, you can't lose!
~ Emme
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01-29-2008, 10:09 AM
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Re: long lines
Thank you Lucia, Helene, Jim, Ron and Emme. It's funny (or not?)..that I painted it mostly because of the large, looming sky but didn't really make huge note of the poles, until they were in. I did purposely lighten the area at the end of the line of poles...trying to show "hope" for nicer weather in the distance!
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