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8d •
Oilpainting
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.
1 like • 8d
I think anything that makes it cool instead of a warm brown will put it in it's place. It will be part of the shadow mass once it's cooled down.
1 like • 4d
Maybe it doesn't need that tree at all? The rest of the painting has interesting light and shade and good color variation. Covering it up might be a bit of work at this point, but I honestly think it will work well without it.
6d •
First Juried Exhibition
I entered two paintings in my first juried exhibition today. They both got in and I got an Honorable Mention for the street scene. I'll take that. 😃
1 like • 5d
@Loreen Pawlak it really does, I usually paint on gessoed wood panels or paper.
0 likes • 5d
@Loreen Pawlak Some people paint on just canvas with a few inches extra canvas on all sides. Then if they like it they can stretch it later, if not it's not taking up space. I've seen smaller canvases that look good stretched and edges painted and I like floater frames also.
6d •
Canvas sizes?
Hi! I’ve just joined! I’m at the buying supplies stage. What size canvases are you all generally working on for your paintings to get started with? I’m completely new to oil painting. Done a few weeks of watercolor. Thanks!
2 likes • 6d
I'd recommend painting smaller when you're starting out. Like 10x8 or even 8x6. You can paint faster so you can gain more experience faster. And it's harder to get carried away with details at smaller sizes, which is good. I've painted 50 or more in the last year and I still haven't gone above 12x9.
0 likes • 5d
@Joe Taylor this is a good tip, you can also buy oil painting paper pads that are ready to go without priming and relatively inexpensive.
6d •
Clinton Gulch post Sam's Critique
I have implemented changes per Sam's critique. I lightened shadows in the back two-three mountains, toned down the yellow/ochre in the biggest mountain, lightened the back ridge, and lightened the sky. I also put some desaturated greens and such at the base of the concave back ridge, varied the pines on the left, and monkeyed with the snow areas. I also restated shadows in the tre-filled hill closest us. Left is update. Right is previous. Water is untouched. Any tint differences are due to lighting variance.
2 likes • 6d
Really nice refinements!
26d •
Back to Acrylics
12x9 Acrylics on Yupo paper. We don't have New Zealand vistas around here, but I think you can find interesting art anywhere. I like the looseness, but there are some composition things I would change on this one.
0 likes • 7d
@Natasha Hickling Thanks! I feel like the car grouping on the left should have taken up more of the space to the right of them. I got it right in the sketch actually, but failed to follow that in the painting. The cars and that shape to the right are pretty much the same size/shape which is bad composition IMO.
0 likes • 6d
@Natasha Hickling thanks, I'm happy with it overall. I think critiquing your own work realistically is the road to improvement. Next time I'll pay more attention in the beginning stage, and make sure it matches my drawing.
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@robert-reichard-7783
Retired Web Developer, rekindling my passion for painting in my youth after focusing on career.
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Joined May 20, 2025
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