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    Anonymous

        I love painting the colours and light of my home, Spain. This is in the North, Picos de Europa, near Fuente Dé. Picos de Europa is a young mountain chain, and being young is full of sharp peaks and interesting shapes. All the clouds coming from the sea get stuck in this mountains, that’s why Spain is generally dry while in this region it rains a lot.

        I already posted a scene from that hike, here is another one. Oils on A3 stretched canvas.

        Not entirely happy with the dappled light… I may try to improve that.

        C&C very welcome

        Fede

         

         

        #1545813
        ilya K
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            The dappled light maybe needs its value raised a bit, but it is all good already! Very pleasing colors, reminds me our vacations, although we mostly go to Italy.

            You manage so many details on A3, for me it always feels too tight.

            Ilya K
            C&C always welcome

            #1545916
            Anonymous

                Thank you, Ilya. A3 is not that small, I wonder if you are thinking of A5 instead, it’s confusing. I’ll try improving the dappled light, it’s an important part of the scene.
                Italy, Spain.,, I guess Mediterranean countries share the same light

                The forum is very quiet…
                Fede

                #1545922
                arl
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                    Wonderful composition with the path leading into the painting.

                    Arlene

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                    For me the star of this painting is the distant mountains, which are very well done.  You might consider a more square format featuring the mountains more.  Having so much of the painting devoted to the path puts pressure on you to make it more exciting.  I have tried a simple crop (not the final answer) below.  Let me know if it was in appropriate to show it here.  Gary

                    "Painting is a verb"

                    #1545943
                    Anonymous

                        Thank you, Arlene!

                        Gary, your suggestions are very welcome, thank you! I think you are right, even a landscape format could have worked better. I think I tend to paint in vertical format, don’t know why. Anyways, I have to make the path interesting now :-) I wanted to paint it, dappled light is beautiful and here provided a good sense of the atmosphere, and love those earthy oranges

                        Fede

                        #1545951
                        ilya K
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                            Thank you, Ilya. A3 is not that small, I wonder if you are thinking of A5 instead, it’s confusing. I’ll try improving the dappled light, it’s an important part of the scene.
                            Italy, Spain.,, I guess Mediterranean countries share the same light

                            The forum is very quiet…
                            Fede

                            No, I know A3, 2 cm longer than 30×40. I used them for first attempts but it seems small now, I prefer 50 cm the shorter dimension. There is french 55×46, which I like too. But I need to try smaller – I don’t live in a palace, and walls are used for things like mirrors or shelves sometimes.

                            Ilya K
                            C&C always welcome

                            #1545963
                            Dorrart
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                                I really like the distant mountains.  Good aerial perspective.

                                - David

                                "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." --Picasso

                                #1545992
                                Ohiohawk97
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                                    I hope to see Spain in the next few years Fede!  I can only imagine how beautiful it is.  Your mountains are painted so well in this piece.  I like what Gary suggested as it brings more attention to how well painted they are.

                                    Wes

                                    #1546021
                                    Anonymous

                                        Thank you, David!

                                        Thank you, Wes! Spain is super diverse in terms of landscapes. From the greener North to the deserts in Almeria where lots of Westerns were filmed. All sorts of mountain chains, with very interesting and varied geology, the coast, the islands, Andalucia, endless (largely uninhabited now) plateaus, … all accompanied by very diverse cultural heritage: Muslims (Al Andalus), Jews (Sepharad), Germanic peoples, Romans (Hispania)… they all considered this land their home.

                                        Fede

                                         

                                        #1546056
                                        Anonymous

                                            Although I love showing my work and seeing others work, I’ve been wanting for some time to take some forum holidays. My plan is to take a few weeks, in search for something, not sure what. With this statement I want to help myself achieve that. Best wishes to all and much joy painting, keep the brush moving and thank you for all the encouragement, I’ll surely miss the forum.

                                            Fede

                                             

                                            #1546092

                                            Fede, I love this one, and the crop helps focus better :yahoo:

                                            Kay

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                                            #1546105
                                            mike
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                                                I think the composition and the idea are good. I took the liberty of converting to grays so that you can see how narrow the value range is (I often have the same problem!).

                                                bw

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

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                                                #1546223
                                                Arnie
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                                                    Interesting glimpse of the mountains and path inviting viewer in. Lovely Fede :good: Perhaps some stronger darks in the fg.

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