I spent the fall trying to photograph fly fishermen so that I would have reference to use for paintings during the winter. I think some of the guys were wondering what I was up to as I photographed them over and over. Every so often I had to turn the camera away and get a shot up the river so they wouldn't think I was stalking them (I was!). No one called the police on me and I got lots of photos. This is the first painting I did from this year's crop of photos. It is 16x20 and I enjoyed working a little larger than I usually do. I have just started experimenting with adding figures to my landscapes and I am having a great time doing it!
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Beautiful! Your shadowing and color choices are great! Are you sure you've only started adding figures into your work?!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Samantha! I did this painting in a class and the assignment was to have strong lights and darks. I learned a lot from it. One thing I found is that if you want your lights to look really light, your darks need to be dark so they provide plenty of contrast. It makes the lights look even lighter.
ReplyDeleteVery nice Joanne. I love your handling of the backlighting in this one. Figures do add a lot to landscapes, don't they?
ReplyDeleteThanks Stephanie. People do give a lot of added interest and you don't have to worry about where your center of interest is!
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