"Old Oak"
February 24, 2024
Oil on canvas
40x60 cm
So, I wanted to paint "The Old Oak Tree" by Bob Ross (S20 E08).
But then I found this photograph on the internet and, when mirrored, it had a similar composition as Bob's painting.
Since I liked the lighting in the photograph I decided to use the photograph as a base, but I did add the path like in Bob's painting.
I only used the paint-knife for this painting.
The peachy sort of colour in the background is simply Burnt Sienna and white mixed.
This painting has become quite special to me now because I started it on the morning of my grandfather's funeral.
He loved nature and would have loved to take a walk here.
I like to think he already went ahead on the path to see what's around the corner.
Comments
Thank you Nancy. <3
I love using the knife lately and this one worked well with it imho.
gorgeous!
Really gorgeous work!
Super painted👍🏼🇩🇪
A beautiful painting. Excellent job.
Nice work
Love this! Absolutely beautiful :)
Thank you all. <3
Love the picture and your inspiration!
Very impressive. Well done.
Beautiful and only with the knife, unbelievable!
I would not have guessed this was knife-only. this is quite inspiring. so beautiful; thank you for sharing the story as well.
Thank you everyone. <3
On a side-note, the painting is more radiant in real, especially the parts where the sun hits the leafs. Those colours are brighter yellow/green.
So hard to get the colours right in a photograph. :(
Beautifully done, my first thought before reading your comments was that it's a very peaceful scene. Definitely a painting to be cherished.
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Looooooove your version Titia! Incredibly gorgeous! 😍