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June 3, 2019 at 2:21 pm #474020
I have only been oil painting for 1 1/2 years. I have no training, so would appreciate any help
June 3, 2019 at 2:26 pm #837088Another oil painting
June 3, 2019 at 2:28 pm #837089June 4, 2019 at 11:27 am #837085Very good work, Pat. Training – phooey! YOU have natural talent. Keep going!
[FONT="Tahoma"]CxC always welcome :thumbsup:
June 4, 2019 at 11:40 am #837094You are doing pretty good so far. However, learning never stops. You might find many learning opportunities here. Section of Drawing and sketching has classroom side section. There, you can find basic perspective drawing classes, which I am currently working on. It will greatly enrich your landscapes.
Good luck on your journey
C&C always welcome
June 4, 2019 at 4:38 pm #837090Loretta, thank you so much for your encouragement.
June 4, 2019 at 4:39 pm #837091Shenko. Yes I agree you never stop learning. I will surely check out your suggestion. Thank you
June 4, 2019 at 9:22 pm #837083Hi,
Of the three, I like “Peaceful retreat” best. But they all show promise. Peaceful retreat seems to me to have more and better depth than the rest.
I would suggest that you read some books on how to paint in oils. You could get them at the library, or order them on line. YouTube has a lot of videos on how to paint in oils too. But you may want to stay away from Bob Ross videos.
June 5, 2019 at 1:59 am #837086The pictures have a very fresh and immediate quality. They are simple and decorative. You certainly don’t want to lose all that.
I’d go along with the advice above to just carry on doing your own thing. You could spend years following an academic course in oil painting but would it add anything to the pictures really? I doubt it.C&C always welcome.
Instagram harry.hamillJune 5, 2019 at 11:58 am #837084I agree with the other comments, these look good. Some things you might consider on “Peaceful Retreat”: (1) Adding reflections in the water on the right side. The reflections of the trees in the background are very good, but there are none for the mid-ground, red tree and surroundings. (2) Extend the tree on the left side off the canvas to avoid the “crew-cut” look.
Overall it’s well done. The trees are well rendered, with a pleasing variety of greens and convincing highlights.
- Kelvin
"Things fall apart, it's scientific." - David Byrne
June 6, 2019 at 8:47 pm #837092Thank you for your comments. It is very helpful to me when people i don’t know are honest about my work. Friends always say, wow they are good and that does not help for improvement. My concern with oils is that most paintings that I observe the paint is thick on the canvas and mine seems to spread out looking more like acrylics. Any suggestions??
June 14, 2019 at 7:23 am #837095Hello there.
Just so you take the comment with the caveat it needs, I have been painting and drawing for 30 years and still consider myself a bad painter. Fortunately I can afford to err, buy, great art. So if I’m being harsh don’t worry I am worst with myself. Anyway.The peaceful retreat shows some promises, the structure of the paint is OK, then the issue here is that there is in my opinion a mismatch between the detailling of the trees and the grass and the lack of detailling in the water and ground. I know it is extremely difficult to have a nice rendition of these, so I’d say you need to go to museums to get some ideas.
The lighthouse, I honestly don’t like there are a few problems. The mismatch in detailling again. And then it’s not clear if this is a realist or imaginary/symbolist depiction. If this is realist, there are details that don’t look credible (like the shape of the sand bank), if they are genuine you need to give some context and detail to make it believable. Same thing, if it is realist, the water needs more perspective and more of a sense of direction. There are many great artists which are good at realistic depictions water, and tons of such paintings around 1840-1880 (among americans, Frank Myers Boggs). If the goal wasn’t realism, then it’s too realist, or looks to try to hard to be. If you are trying to make it symbolist, have a look at some landscapes of the symbolist school to have some ideas (e.g, Maurice Chabas).
Finally the pheasant is good. Style is consistent. Clearly the body is a lot too small, but there is no context to tell us this is non-intentionnal. It is a good naive painting.Regarding your question on thickness, thickness is not a goal in itself.
June 14, 2019 at 9:34 am #837087Thank you for your comments. It is very helpful to me when people i don’t know are honest about my work. Friends always say, wow they are good and that does not help for improvement. My concern with oils is that most paintings that I observe the paint is thick on the canvas and mine seems to spread out looking more like acrylics. Any suggestions??
Pick up more paint with your brush. Use student quality if your afraid to spend money on paint. Loading a brush should be done with great thought.
June 14, 2019 at 10:34 pm #837093UnNormand, thank you for your honest critique which will help me with my future paintings. I do plan to visit an art museum this fall where a show of Monet’s paintings will be displayed. I have been watching youtube videos, some helpful some not so much. I have also read books on oil painting, so much to learn!! I do like to paint realism with my focus on landscapes and wildlife, like I said I am a beginner so all comments good or bad are welcomed and helpful .
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