#77. Discovering the Hidden Detail as the Sun Sets. The Big Book of Painting Nature in Oil. Oil. October 25, 2023.
This was a fun one.
For comparison, here is the reference photo and lesson. I deviated quite a bit, and I think that came out for the better.
One up: really happy with how this came out. I used Macpherson’s method on the trees, where you cut out the negative space instead of painting over with the positive. It’s harder and more time consuming, but I love the look. Also like the receding mountain range in this one, I’ve had trouble with that in the past.
One improve: the sky should be painted more loosely to match the rest of the painting, instead I was up close with a small brush.
Colors: happy how the colors came out. Titanium white, cadmium yellow light, alizarin crimson, cerulean blue, pthalo green.
#67. Creating a Convincing Sense of Space. The Big Book of Painting Nature in Oil. Oil. July 19, 2023.
One up: Similar to the last one, starting to feel confident about clouds.
One improve: think I could push it further, especially the clouds. Be more adventurous with the brush strokes. Little too much contrast on the ground? Hmmm.
Colors: titanium white, cobalt blue and cadmium red deep (top sky), cerulean blue hue and phthalo green (lower sky), same colors for ground but added cadmium orange.