Beginning the reflections

for the past couple of weeks I’ve been working and reworking the boulders on the hillside and the trees.  The trees, especially, have been painted and repainted several times, to the point where i need a little break from them. I think I’ve finally figured out that one of the hang-ups I’ve had is paying too much attention to branches and trunks and not enough to just trying to get the foliage to work.

Meanwhile, i started this week on the reflections in the water.  I think the hues are ok for a beginning effort.  The shapes need a good bit of re-shaping, which I’ll attempt in the next few days.  IMG_1474

2 thoughts on “Beginning the reflections

  1. Bern's avatar berntx May 12, 2017 / 4:49 am

    Looks like you got past some hurdles with this one. Good progress from what I can tell, especially the light values/contrasts. You get a real sense of the place.

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  2. mimiepstein42's avatar mimiepstein42 May 12, 2017 / 6:33 am

    That black canvas is looking a lot less black. I like the atmosphere of this painting. The reflections seem to light it up.

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