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re: Watercolor Critique: "Sofie"

eubie — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:11:17 GMT

Great job with the smile and the eyes and the whole face..the stripes over the eye bother me a little..and the hair could be softer and whispier..you really do have a talent for faces...

re: Oil Critique: "Welsh Landscape"

eubie — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:04:45 GMT

The fence leads your eye right off the picture. The rest is nice. maybe develop some other plants that are softer and add some other colors in that area..The focus should not go off the canvas ,maybe even put vines growing over the fence would soften and give more focus and blur the fence lines..

re: Oil Critique: "Welsh Landscape"

bravio — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:29:48 GMT

When a fence is in a painting at the bottom where an eye can enter, it seems to say "Do not enter". If the painting is about the fence, then make it more dominant and recede the background. Otherwise, as the previous commenter said, the fence is confusing. The color and greens do not bother me as much as the confusing fence issue. Perhaps the gate should have been painted as being open to invite the viewer to stroll through the painting and simplify the other diagonals.

re: Oil Critique: "Jealous Much?"

Margo5 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:26:59 GMT

The change to the shadow here made such a difference. Interesting what a small change like that can do.

re: Oil Critique: "Welsh Landscape"

judyl40 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:50:54 GMT

I don't have a problem at all with the colours/values in this piece, (including the sky; it seems to read quite well with the other values) but I am surprised that there was no mention of the confusing compositional setup with the fence.

The first thing my eye goes to is the shine on the diagonal of the fence that is cutting across the piece, placed dead centre. And then I try to figure out the actual fence structure, but it is confusing, & in this case, less would have been more. A fence boundary alongside the path would have worked much better than sectioning it, don't you think?

Just a suggestion... ultimately, I think it has a great mood of hot summer.

re: Watercolor Critique: "Mountain"

Margo5 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:37:59 GMT

Kisu, what an interesting tidbit of information that is about snow. It is information like that, which can make such a difference in a painting.

re: Watercolor Critique: "Mountain"

Kisu — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:57:38 GMT

"...Second, the artist can vary the temperatures of the blues and browns, keeping in mind that colors get cooler as they recede in space and warmer as they advance..."

True, yet there is the odd exception to this general guideline. According to what I was taught, snow generally tends to go from cooler in the foreground to a touch warmer as is recedes into the background.

re: Acrylic Critique: "Blue Longing"

eubie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:24:27 GMT

When at first glance, I see the middle spots jump out . The eye should be drawn into the flowers. Nice colors, but flowers appear to be floating..

re: Oil Critique: "Jealous Much?"

Linda Smith3 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:40:25 GMT

Great critique. Those two little changes made a big difference. This is a great painting but my least favorite part is the distracting brick. The strong color works but there's too much detail. I like the red fingernail.

Sometimes we're just too involved with our own work to be objective. Occasionally even a comment from a non-artist with a good eye can

bring me to my senses.

Thank you,

Linda Smith

re: Oil Critique: "Jealous Much?"

Linda Smith3 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:40:14 GMT

Sometimes we're just too involved with our own work to be objective. Occasionally even a comment from a non-artist with a good eye can

bring me to my senses.

Thank you,]

Linda Smith

re: Oil Critique: "Jealous Much?"

Tina Steele Lindsey — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:09:20 GMT

I adore this. The angst of teenage years comes through loud and clear. I would love it if this artist did another, of a woman in her office cubicle as the gorgeous executive walks by.

re: Oil Critique: "Rapid Reflections"

alimari — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:33:07 GMT

I agree, it does need some grays in the waterfall and some warmth in the front. I like the feeling of the running water and the lighting in the rocks and the background. i love the feeling of this painting.

re: Oil Critique: "Teaching Grace"

alimari — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:29:59 GMT

To tell you the truth, the comments are good, however, I happen to like the painting as is. I believe the artist tried to capture the lighting. It is very pleasant to look at and i get the feeling of a campfire. lots of warmth.

re: Oil Critique: "Teaching Grace"

Alejandro — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:13:47 GMT

the shine of the skin is very cool...

re: Oil Critique: "Teaching Grace"

Winegarfineart — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:50:16 GMT

Couldn't agree more.