Post Your Dailies here...120 Paintings

[robertsloan2]

Pinklady, that's lovely! You were doing the same homework from the same reference, right? I recognize those gorgeous rocks, rushing grand blue water. Beautiful version of the scene.

Doug, don't run down your first one. It's a little geometric but it's one of those exceptions to the rule - it looks a lot like certain abstracted landscape paintings that I've enjoyed in the past. The strong pink of the roadway and the clear areas of strong color are beautiful in the abstract, the textures on the trees are fine, the grayish sky pushes attention back down into the painting and your rich violet shadow with that bit of blue-green in the depths of the right side of the right side trees makes a nice focal area.

It's not JV style but it's nothing to sneeze at. Some collector may want to buy that landscape someday. Don't toss it.

Your second one is interesting without a sky. Feels very closed in and mysterious with the heavy foliage and forest cutting off the bright meadow. Nice color gradation in the grass flattening the meadow. The path could zigzag a bit more, one more zig in it would improve it, other than that, excellent and also another abstracted landscape.

Cool the way you "played chess" with the trees in the second one and brought some of them forward. Interesting litle patch of wildflowers at the end of the path where it dives into the trees.

Here's a suggestion for the next one - do one with trees like that but distinguish three planes of trees in the background with hue and value, gradating them lighter, cooler and more muted as they march back into the distance. Maybe throw in some fog in the painting so there's an excuse for a tree only four feet behind the previous one to be obviously lighter, doing a misty landscape would be awesome.

[libby2]

CaKatt, your split complementary came out beautifully. It has wonderful mood to it.

Doug, I'm liking your pastels. You say #16 is a dud, but I disagree, I really like how there's a red/orangy color peeking thru the trees and glowing in the sky. I think it shows promise. #17 has a lot of mood to it, it takes me back to so many hikes I've been on over the years in many places. I think it's a winner.

Pinklady, nice painting! Your rocks are what Johannes was talking about, you're getting those colors right, and the water is flowing. Good job!

Robert, you're on fire man! (And thanks for your kind remarks. ) I love your Daffodil, it's so vibrant. And your second daily, the rock painting, it has energy in it. I love the sky and how it reflects on the rocks and the way the water flows down. The watercolor, rock painting #2, I can see the water flowing, great use of negative space! The rocks are nice too. Three in a row, impressive.

Tresgatos, love the name btw, your cactus shines, I mean the whole painting, it's a beauty. I really like your still life of your son's favorite toys, bet it brought back many wonderful memories as you painted....and I bet you couldn't believe so many years had passed in so short of time.

ScottCooper, I love your brushstrokes and trees! It's a beautiful painting, beautiful colors.

Here’s my #11, I started out w/the split complementary palette, this time I wanted to use Pthalo blue, perm. aliz. crimson and cad yellow light along w/ T. white, Naples yellow lt., and ivory black. I mixed up piles of green, red-orange and red-violet. Painted for a while, frustration and mud ensued, couldn’t get what I wanted, just was dying to use pure pigment so I gave in to those urges and started to get the painting that I set out to get. I don’t know if the split complementary is for me, I’ll continue to work with it, but I’m going to use pure pigment. The painting isn’t done but I don’t have the time to finish it, thought I’d get time yesterday to work more on it, but that didn’t happen. I have to get going on my rocks painting. Any way, I’m happier with it, happier w/using the pigments w/split complementary mixing, so maybe that’s what I’ll do for a while. And I’m going to use the pthalo blue, p. aliz crimson, cad yell lt colors, because I can mix what colors I need from those.

Oil on preprimed canvas covered board. 8x10 Primed in gesso w/pumice, and a top layer of acrylic colors of Indian Yellow / T. white & Cad. orange mix, sort of around the outer 1/3 edges, and brilliant yellow green in the center area.

[LarrySeiler]

wow...gone for a week or so, busy...and look what happens here. Great stuff...much promise!!! Yoo HOO everyone!!

I'm off again...no time really but to say I had a peek last couple pages...and know I need to spend some time here. This week yet, I promise!!! Off north to meet a friend...truckin'...have some dinner, maybe get a painting in...

peace

[Dougwas]

No problem, Larry. We will still be here when you get back. Take care and paint up a storm.

Doug

[robertsloan2]

Libby, that's so dramatic. I love the deep shadows and brilliant light in it. Very cool textures in the foliage. The way you hinted at the palm fronds and painted one in the negative works so well.

My third go at the Johannes Vloothuis Week 2 Rocks homework and fourth Daily Painting. Yesterday I was out of it because I got a new dresser from the manager at my residence hotel and that solved my storage problem - except that I had to pick up and move and then put away all of my art supplies. Threw my back and bad hip doing it, so no daily painting on the fourth day. I might make it up this afternoon though if I get another idea.


Waterfall III
5" x 7"
Pan Pastels on Buttercup PastelMat
Photo reference by Johannes Vloothuis for Week 2 homework in Essentials of Painting Rocks. Third go at the homework!

I think I'm done with this reference for now. If I do another waterfall I will go for another reference.

[Tresgatos]

Libby - than you for your kind words. Yes, it is hard to believe how quickly time goes by. I agree with Robert in that your painting evokes the feeling of mystery as to what might be around the bend as you come out of the forest.

Robert - I like the colors (esp. the sky) and looseness of this last painting you did for the homework - looks like you are having some fun with the pan pastels. Something I might try way down the road. I'm still trying to get used to the oils.

I managed to do a Winson & Newton water soluble oil painting on a 8 x 12 in stretched primed canvas for the class on rocks. The rocks and waterfall certainly are a challange. If I do enough different scenes I might get one that I love. Practice does help - wish it didn't take me soooo long to grasp and retain all the concepts being taught. Thought it would be good to add this to the 120 paintings.

Barbara

[LarrySeiler]

Originally Posted by Tresgatos

Constructive Critique welcome.

Barbara

thanks Barbara...the show was incredible...great time, a lot of opportunities birthed..

My first inclination looking this one over is to think the values are too much related...would like to see more variation which pushes the illusion of space, depth perspective...

[LarrySeiler]

Originally Posted by libby2

Hey Larry hope your show's a huge success!

nice to see you're trying the pumice..

I like the feel of this one, when I squint my eyes...it feels right. Like the light of some of my paths along rivers here when I paint plein air that I walk along...

[LarrySeiler]

Originally Posted by Dougwas

These exercises are helping loosen up my painting style which is what I have wanted for a while now, but I think I was afraid to do it. Is that dumb?

I'd say any time we step beyond our comfort zone...there is a level of apprehension...

As you can see, I stayed over at the yellow/ green area of the color wheel. It took a lot of willpower to keep away from putting blue in the sky, but I am glad I did, because it would have ruined the color harmony.




Doug

Pushing purity of the color...and the values will expand that range possible for greater variation and effect...an example, just this little tweak I did here. Lightened the sky just above the horizon for one...

[LarrySeiler]

Originally Posted by Pinklady219

I should know what number this is -- I'll need to check. Meanwhile, I've started a blog but can't seem to get everything in one place in it. I need to investigate further. Okay, here it is Larry!!! Watercolor and a little pastel. I'm out of paper and used the inside cover of a bristol pad (dotty).
Thank you Larry, how is Gracie?

thanks....Gracie is doing much better...on Rimydal ...and glucosamine..
we got our girl back

push for more variation in values...so that rocks nearer in the lower plane appear different from those farther up and back...same with blues of water...vary what is nearer from that which is farther..

colors are purer, darks are darker nearer the viewer...as a point of reference

[LarrySeiler]

Originally Posted by robertsloan2

Dawn Waterfall
8" x 10"
Oil pastel on dark gray PastelMat

some nice energy, Robert...pleasing aesthetics to this one...

[LarrySeiler]

just give ya'll an idea, been busy...tonight painted a plein air about a half-hour from home...here you see my set up...and my effort. A quick one, end of day light...

The photo reference shows darker darks than what the eye sees, and colors more muted. From life, the color is seen more vivid. Now...a good reference, and a plein air study, one could put a decent labored effort together instudio, the plein air reminding the eye what the photo references aren't revealing...

[Tresgatos]

More gradation to lighten the areas as they recede???

Glad you had some time to yourself to relax and paint. Thank you for sharing your latest painting - its amazing what the artist can do with a scene - love your painting .

Originally Posted by LarrySeiler

thanks Barbara...the show was incredible...great time, a lot of opportunities birthed..

My first inclination looking this one over is to think the values are too much related...would like to see more variation which pushes the illusion of space, depth perspective...

[LarrySeiler]

lights can be light nearer as well...such as the path to the left of the cactus...leaves of plants, etc., darks get lighter going back into distance...as a general rule...

[Dougwas]

Welcome back, Larry. I hope the show went well for you. Thanks for showing us your painting set up. Your painting look a hundred times better than the photo. I love the light bouncing off the water and shining through the trees. Did you paint this in gouache?

Thanks for showing me the tweaks to improve my painting. I can see how pushing the values can work. I might just make those changes and frame it and hang it in my studio.

Here are my last two attempts. They are both 5 x 7 and painted with soft pastels. The last one had me pulling out my hair. I repainted the grass three times until I decided to move on.

#17


#18


Thanks for looking.

Doug