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In reply to the discussion: So I guess it's OK to ask for critiques here... I've done some landscapes, [View all]lunatica
(53,410 posts)Youre abilities show a mastery of color, shape and composition so that the eye is drawn into various components making the viewer pause with interest to see it all. Your use of perspective captures distance well and your use of detail ties everything together and shows many of your landscapes as being vast, stretching into the distance.
There is strength and boldness in your depiction of color and shapes, but there is also a subtle treatment of your skies which sets much of the mood for each painting. I find that quite interesting because I have a great appreciation of how skies are depicted.
Your landscapes have a stillness that makes them soothing and quiet which has an effect on the viewer that enhances the sense of wanting to pause and observe.
If there is anything I would say might bring out more it would be to become more comfortable with widening your spectrum on light and shading. Push your boundaries a little on that and see if you like the result. Make the source of light more defined.