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    DMSS
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        I posted this painting about 13 months ago https://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1461475&highlight=barn. I thought I was done, but this weekend, after months of looking at this painting and being dissatisfied with it, I took it back to my studio and made a number of changes, both in terms of colors, but also in terms of composition. The shapes are almost all the same as before, but I changed some elements, and corrected some shapes, too, such as the barn on the far right, and the bush on the left. I think I’ve improved it. I think I have finally figured out what I need to do to not get streaks in my glazes (draw the water out of the brush at the ferrule before dipping into the glaze, plan to do more than one layer of a glaze, and take the time to blend out the brushstrokes). These things may seem obvious, but they have eluded me lo these past 7 years that I have been painting!

        16×20, acrylic on stretched canvas, from a photo I took in Storrs, Connecticut. C&C welcome. Thanks for looking. Enjoy.

        --David

        #958196
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            Some ideas.. soften some of the hard edges, change the rooflines for a better composition.. Sometimes we need to delete or adjust things for it to make a better visual.

            I did a quick digital just to show some thoughts.. excuse the bumpy mouse work – some barn lines blurred too much..

            ~Joy~

            #958199
            DMSS
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                Thanks, Joy.

                --David

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                If I may, not on the side of the artists with suggestions however, been around many, many a barn in my days!

                Joy mentioned changing up the lines which did occur to me but in a different way, barns I know and love always have weeds at their bases, no matter how well loved a barn may be there are never enough hours in a day to keep the landscape pristine and mowed. Wheelbarrows are oft seen items but the ones that get to lay around have rust and weeds.

                I will say however, when one first sees a barn or stables the eye takes in the whole and doesn’t notice the brush, weeds, sagging roofs and stones. A truly well loved barn is loved for all its eye sores! And eye sores create visual interest.

                Sheila- always a muckraker!

                The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
                -Helen Keller
                The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
                -Henry David Thoreau

                #958201
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                    You have taken on an interesting perspective for this one, and I like it.

                    Everything else being equal, I would rather be in the painting zone.

                    Website: https://www.mikesartshack.com

                    #958197

                    I do see improvement from the first one.

                    C&C always welcome. Michelle

                    mkmcreations.com
                    Every painting is a new adventure.

                    #958200
                    DMSS
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                        Thank you to all.

                        --David

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