After that massive painting I finished in April, I've begun working on a series of much smaller outdoor paintings that I can knock out in about two weeks- What I'd like to do is take a step back and teach/retrain myself in order to get a better "feel" for what I am doing- then go back into doing a larger painting. These are simple compositions and less demanding. Also I have so much I want to paint- and smaller/faster is the only way to go. These are also more affordable. The objective of this first one (horizonal) was to play off of the contrast between the hemlocks in the foreground and the new spring growth in the distance. It came out OK. On the second painting (vertical) I wanted to try to add a grey foggy distance between the tall tree in the foreground and blend it into the background. I liked this effort a little better- although the branches on the hemlocks are a little too thick. Also on the first one I went with a brighter green on the hemlock needles and a darker greenish-grey on the second painting- overall I want a "natural" feel and not a polished picture perfect no-leaf-out-of-place look.
And I need to get a ploarizing filter for my camera. The color and brush strokes always look like crap compared to the actual oil paintings.
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