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Sharing the lessons I teach at the Artist Guild and the personal discoveries in my art.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Waterfall at Sylvan Pass - Yellowstone.



Waterfall at Sylvan Pass - Yellowstone.

8x6in oil on canvas panel   $125.  SOLD

This was painted from one of my watercolor sketches.
I am going to paint this again as I do not feel I captured
the correct height.
I am enjoying painting landscapes with water in them.





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23 comments:

  1. Waterfalls can be difficult to paint, but you did a wonderful job on this piece. Lovely.

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  2. I love this one. It is dramatic, it has everything. =)

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    1. Thanks Roger - dramatic, love it!
      Your dark cherries are also dramatic today.

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  3. I love this! Looks like you've really captured it. The splashing water is so vivid...great job...Again.. :)

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    1. You are so generous with your complements. Thanks Maria.
      Love your painting of the old buildings today.

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  4. Who's to know? Just you. This is wonderful. Very lively Julie. All of your recent landscapes have been spectacular. I hope you don't mind, but I gave a different twist to your fracturing technique in my post this morning. I was funning on a not so funny topic: when drawings just don't happen.

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    1. I enjoyed your "Fracturing." Been there - done that!!!
      I complement you for having the ability to tear the "not quite right" ones up. I am a huge believer in it.
      A friend of mine kept what she considered failures in a folder, but when she died her family put them out for sale and she would have had a fit if she had known anyone would see them. It weakened the perception of her skills and the gallery owners were rightfully upset.
      Big lesson for me - ever since then when I have a failure I say "off with its head" and out it goes!

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  5. Love the landscapes you are painting!! Love how your eye works its way around the painting.
    Beautiful as always!!

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    1. Glad you visited and pointed that out, Carol. I forget to check sometimes.

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  6. Another beautiful waterscape Julie! You've done an amazing job with the fracturing of the water and your pine trees are beautiful. I live in a forest (just about) and haven't wanted to paint the pine trees but you've inspired me. This is beautiful!
    Jen

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    1. Glad you like the pine trees, Jennifer. I used to do each branch!!! It makes me happy to think you will have a go at doing them

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  7. Sigh. Yellowstone. We were just there in October. Your painting make me want to return. Right now. It's been 100 plus degrees here.

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    1. Whats your humidity like? It is hot here too but not too humid. Yellowstone blew my mind. I adored the whole experience.

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  8. Julie, This is powerful and down right gorgeous! Don't worry about the height, let everyone enjoy this lovely piece.

    Thanks for your comment on my painting....made my day!

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    1. Nice of you to stop by with such a nice comment. Thanks, Carol.

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  9. Julie, I am enjoying your landscapes but have been out of town and unable to comment. This one really speaks to me, love the depth you have achieved in the waters. The sunflowers are another favorite of mine. You do such beautiful work, I anticipate your post each day.

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Cheers,
Julie