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
Thursday, August 15, 2019
susan's garden
Had fun painting my friend's garden in Peacham
8 x 10 oil on canvas
This is the essence of plein air painting, Aline. It's also a master class in the use of neutrals to make colors look beautiful & natural. I'm having trouble with color harmony at the moment & this piece reminds me to use lovely grays/neutrals first & add brighter colors sparingly. It's like cooking: it's easier to add more than to subtract an overdose... This is just a lovely piece that gets prettier the longer I look at it. I'd love to see a similar painting in pastel (big surprise, eh?). Thanks for posting this! MaryB
This is the essence of plein air painting, Aline. It's also a master class in the use of neutrals to make colors look beautiful & natural. I'm having trouble with color harmony at the moment & this piece reminds me to use lovely grays/neutrals first & add brighter colors sparingly. It's like cooking: it's easier to add more than to subtract an overdose...
ReplyDeleteThis is just a lovely piece that gets prettier the longer I look at it. I'd love to see a similar painting in pastel
(big surprise, eh?). Thanks for posting this! MaryB
Thank you Mary. I don't do tons of plein air so when one hits me I'm glad. Happy you enjoy it too!
DeleteGorgeous piece, Aline. I love all the colors you used. Especially the splashes of blues..
ReplyDeleteThank you HIlda!
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