This was to fix mistakes I did in first one, but still some things got worse and only some got better.
Probably attempt #3 would be better, but not sure if I get to it as I have 9 lessons in my class to attend and 6 works to complete.
Medium: Liquin
Oil paints
Size: about 8*10 inches.
Very nice! Your details are so good!
@dracula - thanks, I used round kolinsky brush. It was last two paintings that brush did. It is such a loss to the family of brushes I have. the log on the left was a challenge to place it in the water partially. But hopefully by the end of the class I will get there and will improve stones and sunken objects.
Why the second version caught your attention more? Can you elaborate?
@paintingblondie - thank you a lot! Do you mind sharing why you preferred version #2 over version#1 ? What was different that might have disturbed you?
Version 1 was nice also but I really liked the log partially in the water so I think that caught my eye!
Thank you so much for the feedback. This log was exactly why I went for version#2. I wanted to give it another attempt as in the first one I ended up erasing it. Thanks!
Version 2 is more attractive me because the overall painting is lighter and has better contrast and values that allow the viewer to see more in the painting, eg. the detail under the water in the foreground shows through better. In this latter respect, you have portrayed what you would see well under both light / time of day conditions for each of the versions. We don't make mistakes if we make learnings from what we do.
I think you DID improvement with #2. Very lovely!! #2 has more depth and interest with your color variations and light vs darks.
@Dave - thank you! I switched from phtalo green to sap green - this was not a good decision, but a good decision was to switch from burnt sienna to burnt umber and I think brought more contrast. Thanks for explaining! I do not quite like that highlights on the stones in the distance are totally the same color which affects the distance; but as we know live and learn! Thanks for your feedback Dave!
@flippergirlpaints - thank you for your feedback! Indeed I worked a bit more on the evergreens, becasue that sap green is so weak, and after a bit of struggle I realized that I totally missed intermediate tone which I tried to add to create more volume. I think color variations happened automatically as pallet was not clean already and sometimes colors mixed themselves. I also realized i really wanna have a glass pallet and twice bigger than what I have now. Thank you, flippergirl!
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This is lovely! A realistic use of value with a good mixture of soft brushwork and detail. Great work!