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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]mopinko
(71,816 posts)i sorta have a quirky sense of composition, myself, and i would say that, to me, the symmetry of them is stiff. symmetry is basically appealing to humans, but it also tends to be very static. sometimes you want that, but i think generally, you want to drag people into the composition. esp landscapes.
i would recommend this-make yourself a little view finder, a rectangle cut from cardboard, and look through it at the canvases. move it around, and crop the images in your mind, and see if you can find where things flow, and where they hang up.
the fibonacci sequence is a good way to focus attention. try imposing that over the paintings, too.
you have a gift. you have a good strong hand. now exercise your eye.
cuz it really is in your eye.
keep going. do more. share them here.