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Thursday, May 20, 2010

100 plein air paintings in 100 days - #20/#21


















#20 - "Last Snow of Winter"
Original Oil 6x8"
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10/05/05 (5pm)
Another car painting on the way home from the city. I was attracted to the contrast of warm foreground and cool background. I found I really had to keep lightening/cooling the values to get the background pushed back enough, and I concentrated on diminishing size of brushwork to create depth in the field.



















#21 - "Banff Springs Golf Course"
Original Oil 6x8"


10/05/08 (3:30pm)
I really pushed the color on this one. It was a super flat, gray day with very brief windows of light. The real world wasn't inspiring me, so I made up my own world. (Fun!)

7 comments:

  1. Wow, put these two with the last two and what a spectrum of warm and cool, and bright and gray. I like them all! "Last Snow of Winter" is particularly grabbing me. You really did a great job of pushing back the background and the middle ground trees are beautifully done, deliberate and just enough there. Wonderful!

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  2. These are both beautiful! You really know how to convey the atmosphere.

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  3. Beautiful paintings! Nice contrasts of the warm/cool colors. Well done!

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  4. Nice one Liz...sometimes reality must be put on hold!!

    Jeffrey

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  5. Indeed Jeffrey. As my mother used to say: “Never let the truth ruin a good story”.

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  6. Such good work - and wonder how you keep your car clean - do you work with the boot up, standing outside?

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  7. Beautiful. Liz. I especially like the warm peach tones above the mountains in the second piece. Both have such a great balance of temperature and values. Fantastic work!

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