10-16-2018, 07:35 AM
Good looking figure (and head) studies, as always...
I want to see you take your painting(s) to the next level, though.
I know you're done with the sunflowers for now, but I feel like it's lacking that final layer of crispness/focus in the details that would really make it sing. Try to hit that with your new still life study -- while things can be loose and painterly over all, the eye needs to be directed a bit with values and details so that it has places to focus. Everything in the sunflower piece is rendered to about the same level, but if you were to add just a few sharper highlights or details in a spot or two, I think it would bump the quality of the piece up. See if you can create that selective detail/focus in your new piece.
I like the darker background for the new still life -- I think it'll pop the flowers forward more and create a nice contrast with the bright teacup in the foreground. I feel like the flowers towards the top of the piece need to maybe fade out into darkness as they move upward because they're so close to the edge of the canvas. I would darken them down and have them visually disappear into that background a bit to help bring the attention downward in the composition -- I think it'll give things the feeling of a bit more breathing room.
Keep up the great work! :D
I want to see you take your painting(s) to the next level, though.
I know you're done with the sunflowers for now, but I feel like it's lacking that final layer of crispness/focus in the details that would really make it sing. Try to hit that with your new still life study -- while things can be loose and painterly over all, the eye needs to be directed a bit with values and details so that it has places to focus. Everything in the sunflower piece is rendered to about the same level, but if you were to add just a few sharper highlights or details in a spot or two, I think it would bump the quality of the piece up. See if you can create that selective detail/focus in your new piece.
I like the darker background for the new still life -- I think it'll pop the flowers forward more and create a nice contrast with the bright teacup in the foreground. I feel like the flowers towards the top of the piece need to maybe fade out into darkness as they move upward because they're so close to the edge of the canvas. I would darken them down and have them visually disappear into that background a bit to help bring the attention downward in the composition -- I think it'll give things the feeling of a bit more breathing room.
Keep up the great work! :D