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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)41. You do have some really dark shading in your purple flowers
so you arent averse to using very deep shadows. That was true with your painting of the peeled orange where the bottom part of the painting is pretty black. What you might explore is the light side of the objects.
In my opinion the light masters to really look at are the impressionists since their objective was to paint how light itself plays on the world.
Just dont stop painting.
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So I guess it's OK to ask for critiques here... I've done some landscapes, [View all]
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
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I fixed the link (?). If that doesn't work I'll post them some other way.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#6
Can't access. Google wants me to sign in, but I forgot the password, since I've not used it for
tblue37
Dec 2019
#4
Thanks for the excellent suggestion. I'll be exploring more landscape ideas
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#23
I'd like to do some "live" landscapes, but in this part of the world
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#31
I wouldn't be insulted by any suggestions; I'm happy to learn whatever I can.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#40
That's a very different style, but I really like the fluidity and the colors.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#43
The art school where I take classes occasionally has live figure drawing classes.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#48
Thanks! But if you want to see some really good paintings of alleys,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#68
Thanks, but they're just art class projects that I never thought of selling -
The Velveteen Ocelot
Dec 2019
#82