I finished this one a couple of months ago, but neglected to post it. I posted the progress in Pubski. It's the first painting that I did that doesn't represent an actual place.
I just finished my ninth painting, which I'll post shortly.
Did you do the sun before or after the surrounding clouds? Been plunking around with my oil pastels before bed lately. Distinguishing the sun is a little odd when trying to blend it with the sky's coloring without making it stand out too much.
A very nice effort. I like the composition and your impressionist style. You blended your colors well and in an appealing manner. How big is this canvas? Do you sell your work and/or have a separate site for your art?
I looked at some of your other painting and liked them as well. There are so many landscape artists out there I imagine its difficult to get started in the painting business. Good luck, I like your work.
For your other landscape paintings are you normally doing it from just visualizing a place you have seen or an actual picture ? I always found I couldn’t visualize what I wanted to paint/draw well enough to work off of, but this is awesome especially since you just made it up !
For the other paintings, I've used a photo that I took with my phone. It's not my goal to create something photographic, so I use the photos mostly for proportion and light. I think I might prefer painting without a photo reference, however. Or at least, the less I can rely on it, the better. I'm trying to paint a scene and a feeling, rather than an image of a place. In some ways the photo can become something that I have to work against. I made up the next one that I'll post, too.