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April 10, 2018 at 3:27 pm #454391
Dcam
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This first one is about 14×17 on hardboard:
Acrylic wash underpainting first:

In this next one, I was thinking of Charles Sheeler and Wayne Thiebaud:

Transfer to board:

a little abstract for me, but fun to try. It is a re-do in oils, previously an acrylic.

Derek

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April 10, 2018 at 7:04 pm #602633
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Both are excellent as we would expect from you but the second is the one that grabs me. The intricate structures and their perspective and the play of light combine to create a very succesful composition.

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April 10, 2018 at 7:11 pm #602627
carolkay
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Yr work is magnificent Derek !

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April 10, 2018 at 7:49 pm #602620
Phranque
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I really like the second one, Derek. Interesting shapes and textures to it.

Critiques and comments are always welcome.
April 10, 2018 at 10:25 pm #602623
billmahler
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Always inspired by your work, NJ buddy.
Both excellent but the lower one has a more engaging composition.

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April 10, 2018 at 10:25 pm #602624
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Always inspired by your work, NJ buddy.
Both excellent but the lower one has a more engaging composition.

I only regret not drinking more champagne -
Winston Churchill.
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April 11, 2018 at 6:18 am #602626
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Love the colors and composition of the barn. The first one of the houses is a nice painting, especially the lively shapes and colors in the trees, but it is also quite neutral, it doesn’t grab me. The second one does.

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April 11, 2018 at 8:26 am #602634
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Already since the line drawing, you can see that the second one is far more dynamic, and the better one for me.

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April 11, 2018 at 9:48 am #602621
stapeliad Moderator, NYC
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Derek:
Whenever I need perspective on anything art- or life-related, I’m coming your way, as you are clearly a Perspective Master, and probably Yoda as well.

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April 12, 2018 at 6:52 pm #602628
Dcam
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I agree with you guys: composition is key. The second one has a more dynamic feel. I’ll tell you though, a lot of rendering went into the 1st one. The 1st painting is a barn; only a rare concrete barn. I could not get the yellow to come out in the sky when posting.
Thanks to all for the comments. I’m doing some experimentation. and having fun.
Perspective Jess? Yoda says “teach you, I will”.

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April 14, 2018 at 5:22 pm #602619
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wow …they are both lovely but the tree in the middle of the first and the composition and impact of the second as a whole blows my socks off!
Thank you for posting the images of your painting progress …they are really helpful. And the one showing your planning regarding perspective shows how important it is …time consuming and often confusing but so so important.

Bec
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April 14, 2018 at 6:25 pm #602629
Dcam
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Hey Kiwi: I have family in Auckland and have been to the land of the long white cloud twice……how lovely.
Thanks very much.
Derek

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April 16, 2018 at 12:24 am #602622
ianuk
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Hi Derek.

I like what you describe as your abstract painting, the last one. I think it has really nice depth.
April 16, 2018 at 10:18 am #602630
Dcam
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Ian Laddie: thanks for stopping by my friend.

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April 19, 2018 at 12:52 am #602635
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I exceedingly love this progression. The last oil version I don’t understand as ‘finished’. (The central greens are a bit ‘much’ for my eyes) … (but I love it the most.)

Utmost blessings!
Philip
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