I plan to post current paintings on my blog site. I'm not much of a writer but I do love to paint. I do oils and pastels and I teach workshops. I plan to sometimes post demos and talk about how to create a painting as well.
Please check out my website at www.alineordman.com
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Chasing Shadows 9 x 12 inches oil on canvas
Here is one I thought would be easy and as usual, it wasn't!
Your picture turned out to be beautiful, Aline, but I feel your pain. I just completed a pastel effort based on the 'fabulous shadows' cast by trees in bright sunlight--it was awful. I DID learn from it, though. If I do not see Big Shapes that work abstractly I end up with a mass of spots that don't read as anything. You MUST have had to work to end up with such a lovely painting! L&K, MaryB
beautiful shadow work!!
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ReplyDeleteYour picture turned out to be beautiful, Aline, but I feel your pain. I just completed a pastel effort based on the 'fabulous shadows' cast by trees in bright sunlight--it was awful. I DID learn from it, though. If I do not see Big Shapes that work abstractly I end up with a mass of spots that don't read as anything. You MUST have had to work to end up with such a lovely painting! L&K, MaryB
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary. I suspect your pastel is not awful at all...but painful! I agree, big shapes, think abstractly and then hope.
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