Hi, I’m currently working on the oil painting based on the color study. The tree on the right side of the image is meant to be a pollarded willow. I’m not quite sure about the color—it somehow looks a bit off to me. In the reference photo the tree appears brown-black because it’s backlit. Do you think I should maybe mix a bit of green into the brown? I’d really appreciate your thoughts.

Another attempt in landscape painting...

Still have yet more to do. Please share thoughts about the added darks on the right side of the larger hill/mountain in back/right. Distracting or defining? The backmost mountain ridge and the tree-filled hills are unchanged. Any color differences is due to different lighting. Left photo is new; right is from day 2.

Hello everyone. I made a small color study here for an oil painting. Normally you shouldn’t just copy the colors from the reference photo but improve them. I find that quite difficult, though! Does anyone have suggestions for a more pleasing color harmony? I’d be happy to hear your ideas! 🎨

This is day 1 on this one. I always seem to bite off more than I can chew…but I loved this scene. I know I’ll be adding more paint…lighten it up with more highlights, refine some drawing. I used big brush on most of this so far. Any suggestions appreciated.