Very nice, Mark! Who cares how far off with a result like this!!??

I really like the bushes! By painting the lightest color “outside the lines” it’s softened them nicely.
You could try a touch of red in your mix to tone down the green???
Very nice painting!

Wow, love the way you’ve handled this one! The trees are great, the mist, the white of the paper for the morning reflections……I almost wish I was….well, not really. But so nice to look at!!! 🙂

If you choose to do the painting again–perish the thought!!!–I would concentrate on the contrasts. If you squint at the photo you see the orange roof tops, the white buildings, the lemon-green roof garden and some of the blues/reds/blacks around the water. Get the building tones/values and then choose some of the water-area extras that help your…[Read more]

I’m terrible without a reference pic, however…….I was just wondering about some darker tones in the water. If you squint at your painting, the roofs and the boats stand out and the water seems “empty” of intensity. Do the shadows need to be darker and longer, more defined from the buildings across the water? Maybe darken the gondola shadows…[Read more]

Now THIS should be interesting!! I’m thinking of doing it with the family. I have a son that is colorblind, I wonder if it would “show” in his color choices????

Hey, Kate! You will find that there are a few artists here who have challenges, too. But it’s all about the experience and the growth (however that’s measured 🙂 ). Just enjoy the opportunity to create!
Debby
Virginia USA

These are really nice, Tarun. Your woods scene has good depth with the bluer tones in the distance. The red shirt on the figure draws you back into the painting and the rocks have good texture. If it were MY painting, I might add another layer of darks. Something to liven up and add depth to the grasses front left. A lttle more dark bark on the…[Read more]

Sooooo nice! Love the loose, suggested style. How DO you exercise such restraint??? I’m so glad you’re painting (and posting) again!

I’m in Virginia, USA. It’s hot and humid in the summer, so things dry quickly. Air conditioner in the summer and heater in the winter add to the problem. My room gets too much natural light and heats the house up, so I have blinds that I have to keep closed most of the time. I use a tracklight system with LED bulbs in the winter. By no means an…[Read more]

Now I’m caving a cupcake!! That looks so good. Definitely something for her memory book 🙂

I LOVE this one–and not because it’s already sweltering here at 11 am!!! I’m really captivated by the simple color scheme, and all the figures. All those poses, all those figures, yet they don’t overpower the painting. It’s great!!!

Wow, thank you all so much! I’m grateful for all your comments. We are our own worst critics, aren’t we! I really appreciate it!!!

That’s nifty! Let us know Fiona!!

Good for you! The trees and the stone work are loose and suggested! Great job 🙂

Thank you sooo much for the positive comments!! I’ll go forward with more confidence attempting the elephant 🙂 !!

How about piecing them together like a quilt? Using tonal values to produce a pattern or shape? Glue them to an acid free board and frame it?

I think you got it. I’m really captivated by the misty coastline hills fading into the background. The churning surf and the flag stretched out make me think that I’d ditch class and head inside for a warm cup a’ tea!!!

Oh, Pete! That one is a great one!! I really like the way you’ve painted the trees, etc around the harvester so that attention isn’t taken away from the focal point. I tend to give everything equal emphasis which makes the point of focus confusing. This is such a homerun!!!
Nice job!