| Every painting seems to come to a time I call, "Here we are. Now what?" That time calls for self-criticism and analysis in an attempt to push forward to a higher level of accomplishment.
This painting shows promise but some elements bother me. The brush in the right center middle-ground has become to dark and undefined. In watercolor, you can't paint lighter, everything is a progression to dark.
Also the foreground cactus clumps are too big and horsey, even out of prospective. They need to be repainted.
But larger problems exist. Now that the brush and cactus are in, the remainder of the painting looks barren and under-painted. The front of the hill to the left is as close as the back of the brush to the right but is not equal in atmospheric perspective. Also the Alizarin Crimson treatment of the hill to the left conflicts with the Payne's Gray and Cerullian Blue treatment of the area directly across the road.
The three small hills past the dark brush are almost in reverse of what the should be from an atmospheric perspective point of view - the become more defined as the recede into the distance. I need to reverse the order.
Also the icy road needs more definition especially in the extreme foreground to coexist pleasingly with the other elements of the foreground.
Sounds like everything's wrong. Let me tell you what's right.
IT REALLY LOOKS COLD !
I am working on the other problems, the first solution is posted to the left. I will post others as I solve them. |