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!
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.
ReplyDeleteI love all of them. So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteXOXOXOXOXO Barbara
Thank you, Lisa and Barbara.
ReplyDeleteYes, 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
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jennifer Rose. Yes, sometimes I focus too much on what I wanted instead of what I got! :-)
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