i am happy with how the blending of the sky colours came out; as well as the blending of the sea. i'm also happy with my rendition of the clouds, not great, but it was a major stride. while i'm happy with the perspective, i knew something was off. and it was niggling at me.
i showed this to one of the ladies at church who has been a painter for most her life, and she opined that the lack of balance lay in that there was too much ocean. she suggested that if i cut off a major portion of the lower third, then there would be more balance. i tried as she suggested and i realized right away that was the thing that threw me off. the horizon should've been lower by at least an inch, and since the deed was done, i should've painted the trees lower so that there would be an inch of space between the top of the tallest tree and the edge. do you agree?
this is from a tutorial in youtube. the original had a sailboat but to make this my own, i painted the likeness of a catamaran from one of my holiday photos from a long time ago. and i painted a nipa hut, a house structure common in the philippine rural areas. at the last minute, i painted in a sailboat right in the middle but the sailboat looked like white poop so i had to paint over it.
i would have to re-do this at some point but right now i have two projects lined up. that should keep me from the mischief for two weekends, n'est-ce pas?
painting #3. i wonder if i can really do this for 52 weeks. 🥴
This is awesome. I can see a clear evolution since the wave painting, without dismissing that one. I agree to that idea about the composition. Otherwise, I find the trees and the hut incredibly well done. And the sand and the foam of the waves hitting the sand. And the Clouds are so well done. I love the blending of the colours in the ocean. Just great.
As for the question if you can do this for 52 weeks... What would be the negative outcome if you miss a week? It's your challenge, so cut yourself some slack. Just keep up the good work and have fun while at it!
I agree about the horizon being lower but I disagree about the tree being lower. I like that yet is incomplete on the edge. Fabulous job of making the clouds and blending the water. Your Catamaran is most impressive too! Terrific photo of your terrific painting.
You are definitely a lady of many talents Vikki. I like the trees where they are, but I think your friend may be right about the amount of ocean. A painting a week could be a pretty tall order.
The rule of thirds applies to painting as well as photography I guess. I can see that lowering or elevating the horizon a tad might make this feel more balanced. Well done. I'm pleased you're choosing to stick with it.
First, I am glad to read you are pleased with your work--you should be, it's awesome! Second, I do not necessarily agree about the trees, I rather like how the tall one is cut off a bit. Perhaps a small amount off the bottom, but then you risk the horizon line being dead center, not to mention all that wonderful sand's color and curves. Sometimes "rules" are fine to be broken!!
As for the question if you can do this for 52 weeks... What would be the negative outcome if you miss a week? It's your challenge, so cut yourself some slack. Just keep up the good work and have fun while at it!
Your clouds are wonderful and I can see how difficult it would be to paint them..
Well done!!.