unfinished 10x14
sketchbook, 9x12
A little afternoon plein air down by Cape May Harbor.
I got out and painted so that's a plus.
But I couldnt really make my paintings work.
In the first I planned to paint the big area of marsh grass by just keeping it all wet ... It got confused- looking but I still think that's a valid strategy.
In the second I planned to paint a lot of undefined shapes to convey all the stuff in the boatyard, but it got too choppy. I think I could make it better by connecting the shapes, painting a lot of it as one shape, changing colors, but without the hard edges.
The sketchbook page--to me the most successful painting I did today--took about 10 minutes!
5 comments:
Funny how it goes like that some days....I love the composition in the second piece the lovely zigging diagonals and the strong negative space. Best wishes.
I love all of them. So beautiful!
XOXOXOXOXO Barbara
Thank you, Lisa and Barbara.
Yes, as my mother used to say, every day is not a winner!🙂
I think you are being to hard on yourself, the lines and shapes in these are really nice
Thank you, Jennifer Rose. Yes, sometimes I focus too much on what I wanted instead of what I got! :-)
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