Colorful Bridge

2pianojudy

Here is partially completed new painting. This one was part of an assignment to use colors mainly from one end of the spectrum. I chose the red end (if you ignore the greenery, which i did for purposes of explaining the assignment .). Loved the colors in the reference photo, which i got online — i think it’s of a bridge in Japan. I plan to work more on the foliage between the bridge posts and clean up some parts of the bridge. Open to suggestions for what else to do.

4 thoughts on “Colorful Bridge”

  1. mimiepstein42's avatar mimiepstein42 February 22, 2021 / 7:17 am

    You have painted a very inviting place. I would love to walk there.

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  2. Bern's avatar Bern February 23, 2021 / 6:21 am

    Great composition and I love the colors. The bridge perspective is a little skewed. I would try lowering the end of the bridge about 25% so it doesn’t come up from the bottom edge more than a third of the way into view. You could also move the foreground bridge rails up a little, which should flatten the walkway so it’s more realistic.

    Great palette overall, too. Imparts a great sense of seasonality.

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  3. 2pianojudy's avatar 2pianojudy February 24, 2021 / 2:22 am

    Thanks so much for your comments, Bern. I”m studying the painting to see how to make some of the adjustments you suggested. Meanwhile, I’ll send you email about the issue.

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