Winter Light on the Falls.
6x8in oil on canvas. $135.
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Artist note.
This is the painting I did over the
unintentional wiper
shown in the previous post.
It is on oil primed linen
so I am glad I could
rescue the board.
This was a demo for the
Friday group at the Guild.
They insisted I not wipe it off
like I usually do after a demo.
(Bossy Lot -they keep me in line!)
The demo was about keeping your
dark areas as transparent
as possible. I used three colors
plus Titanium White.
Viridian, Ultramarine
and Tsp. Brown Oxide.
I did some touch up areas to
bring it up to speed and
now I am glad the
Friday group
were in charge.
Thank you, guys!
Quick Note.
Thank you from "Daisy"
(click to enlarge)
I received this wonderful
note from Daisy asking me to thank
all of you who voted to make her
best cat so she could be
as proud as her sibling was
before passing on to
kitty heaven.
I am so impressed with how arty the
card and note are. Even the envelope!
A halo for everyone
who helped.
Gorgeous shine on the falls and the spots on the water. You capture my eye as it travels around all the lights and back to the moon. Beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteThanks Joan.Nice to hear because low key paintings are not in my comfort zone. The Tonalist painters managed to paint the close value changes and make them look fabulous- high or low key.
DeleteI enjoyed seeing your halloween painting. Not easy to make such a good a large grouping.
Julie this really turned out so well (not that I am surprised). Glad your class was bossy and you listened. P.S. emailing you the recipe. Hugs
ReplyDeleteFriday's group is advanced so I do tend to listen to them. They were pretty confident it was working when i couldn't see it.
DeleteIt is great that you are doing Zentangles. They all looked really good. How neat to find something fun like that.
Looking forward to the recipe.Thanks Debbie - it looked delicious on your post.
Bonjour chère Julie,
ReplyDeleteJe vous envoie une cascade d'applaudissement !
Je suis sous le charme !...
Gros bisous ✺ ♡ ✺
translation: Hello dear Julie, I send you a waterfall of applause! I'm in love! ... Big kisses ✺ ♡ ✺
DeleteThanks Martine for your very poetic comment. I love it!
Happy painting days!
Bonjour chère amie,
ReplyDeletecarrés succulents..
Merci pour ce magnifique partage..
Thank you so much. The photos on your blog are very beautiful.
DeleteIt reminds me of a moody and stormy, John Muir-hanging-on-a-tree kind of a day in Yosemite! Very nice! Good thing you had that "bossy lot" to help out:)
ReplyDeleteYes, moody, and not my normal love of color. It still works though for harmony.
DeleteI love your new piece. You certainly have fun, but still descriptive colors in that one!
The light is so luminous! This is a great example of light and dark create drama and interest! Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kaethe.
DeleteLove the example of the light patterns on your cat.
Smart students! The work of a modern master! Beautiful darks!!
ReplyDeleteAnd your sweet kitty - ouch! Hope that lovely card helps return a smile to your face.
Hi Chris - you would love the members of the Guild. They are all totally into painting.
DeleteYour paintings of Manet and Monet are brilliant!
Great choice of limited palette to achieve what you wanted. Viridian is a perfect choice to imply 'winter'.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you , Lauren. You obviously know a lot about the cool tints that can be made from Viridian. Thanks.
DeleteBeautiful, Julie! So much grandeur onto an 8" X 6" size. I wonder what time of day this was. I suspect end of the day as the sun (moon?) is low. The rocks intrigue me always with their varied colors and powerful support.
ReplyDeleteYes - the end of the day. Winter dusk. During the summer I love it when I paint sunset as the moon is clearly rising.
DeleteThanks for your neat observation. I like the comment you left on Libby's post too.
lovely piece!
ReplyDeleteHi Lavon. How are you doing? Are you painting?
DeleteAbsolutely beautiful, Julie!! Amazing light!!!
ReplyDeleteI love to hear you like the light - seeing you are so very good at it yourself.
DeleteVery wonderful painting, I love the dark colours of the winter landscape, the light and the big power of waterfall !!!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice and calm evening Julie !!!
Lovely complement especially because you are a wonderful color harmony painter. Thank you Stelios.
Deletepower
ReplyDeletenice lighting and the water really moves :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jennifer Rose. Nice of you.
DeleteYour drawing of the horse is really something.
This painting looks like a 19th century Masterpiece! Amazing work!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely combination of colours, Julie; I shall have to try that palette. I love how skilfully you've painted this to show the dim winter light - makes me think of Narnia. Lovely story about Daisy too!
ReplyDeleteThe colors in this just make my heart go pitter-pat. It really is gorgeous and makes me wish for a cold and rainy day where I could just curl up in a chair and read a book.
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