Monday, October 16, 2017

Suggestions

Pastel 9x9

Plein Air


Painted at Jacksonville Arboretum last Friday. I added a few touches this morning and signed it. This was an exercise of assembling widely scattered elements from the vista into a small space.
Early in the painting process, I struggled with the values and composition. Then as the shadows moved, I realized that a major feature of the bank in the back ground had been there all along. 
I need to remember to walk through the landscape as much as possible so that I know the objects that are in shade and shadow.

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