All Media Photo Challenge

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

Turps245 — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:54:08 GMT

MARSHA, lovely work on the waterfall. Yours looks very realistic and I know that falling water is not easy. CATHERINE those are lovely paintings I like the Van Gough bedroom and the sunflowers.

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

C. Brown — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:54:21 GMT

Thank you Alex. I've been experimenting with painting anything/everything. I've been gathering a lot of interesting things inside before winter to use to actually set up a still life. I'm trying to get a good understanding of shading, value and composition so maybe it's time I give it a whirl. I had fun with Vincent's bedroom lol.

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

Alexandra Spencer — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:07:29 GMT

Hi Catherine,

Wow! several at once! My favorites are the bowl with apples, sunflowers on black, and Van Gogh's high-traffic bedroom (everyone seems to recognize it!). With the other still life (and I noticed the great spiral) I'd love to see you do another still life like that but with more of the elements touching each other.

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

Berkenstock — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 02:01:53 GMT

I instantly recognized Van Gogh's bedroom not that I spent any time with him there!!!

Sam I don't think that you were his type anyway Or was thus before he lost his ear???

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

C. Brown — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 23:25:20 GMT

Thank you sandichot!

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

sandichot — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:36:26 GMT

Catherine- Nice paintings I like all four and love the three sunflowers the best. They really pop against the black background.

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

sandichot — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:31:36 GMT

Marsha- Nice waterfall and soft beautiful colors. Very nice greenery. I like the layered rocks on the two sides of the water fall but am a little confused with the top ones. Personally, I always try not to make round or curve rocks. They can be triangular or oblong or any shape that go straight or cut sharp at the corners, etc. but not round except if they are small rocks or gravels. Naturally, there are many rocks that are round or dome shapes but when in paintings they do not transport the hard surface or strength of the rock too well. This is a tip from my on- line teacher who was teaching thousands of students all over the world who signed up for his classes. His name is Johannes Vloosthuis. Otherwise this is a nice painting of a waterfall.

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

sandichot — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 22:07:10 GMT

Lore- I love all three of your paintings/drawings. The Horses are well done with good values. They look real. The apples are floating nicely in the bowl. They look real too with variation in colors. The Bird has beautiful BG colors but I like to see more detailed work on the feathers, also values change will help it not to look flat. Anyhow good jobs so far. Keep going.

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

sandichot — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 21:55:36 GMT

I missed all these good stuffs just see these today since it is at the top line of the AMPC page.

Holly, thanks for being so nice to leave good words. I went to look at the original painting and did not see any blue specs and it's hard to say what they are. The BG was done with red and black so I don't think it can turn into blue. I changed my mind from blue to darker BG before I started doing it.But thanks all the same.

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

A Gal Named Sam — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 20:39:01 GMT

Catherine, you are working miracles with those watercolors. It's always amazing that we can turn a blank sheet of paper into a 3D image. I meant to comment on the leaves in the three sunflower painting. They are very well done.

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

C. Brown — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 20:09:06 GMT

Thank you Marsha, Geri and Sam!

I do like sunflowers/daisys too but I like them a little beat up and wilty for some reason. Maybe it's the color. The yellow in the ones I painted here were tough to keep the light and yet add value without losing the strong yellow. I liked doing the leaf work better as I'm not much of a flower painter yet. I'm actually working on a little orchid watercolor off and on today and that little tiny orchid flower is making me crazy. They will stay blooming for around a month so I still have a chance to get it right. lol

Yes, the light had to be coming from somewhere and a starry night was the only answer lol.

I know Sam, the pumpkins were all over the place and the gourd is some sort of mutant giant too. I just kind of went with this to see where it would go. I'm not real good at layering objects but would like to attempt the gourd and pumpkins again. My still life skills are real limited at the moment. LOL yeah, I haven't been spending time in Vincent's quarters either! I like the colors of the apples too but I thought it was a little rough and dirty looking. I did these all on sketch paper and the half slice of apple actually has a hole in the paper there as I thought I could perform a miracle or something.

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

A Gal Named Sam — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:36:50 GMT

All four of these paintings are very loose and artistic. The aren't overworked and look fresh and crisp. I particularly like the three sunflowers on the black bg. The pumpkins are very nice but I find myself wishing they were overlapped some for a more 3D look. I really like the dark shadow in the bowl with the apples. The apples are nice colors. I instantly recognized Van Gogh's bedroom not that I spent any time with him there!!! The sunflowers and vase in that painting could stand alone as a still life. I like that you put Starry Night as the view through the window. Nice work.

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

Berkenstock — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:36:26 GMT

I see that it was a starry night.

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

wetpaperfan — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:35:12 GMT

THESE ARE ALL AMAZING... I love them all especially the daiseys....

Re: Challenge 23 - September 2011

C. Brown — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 19:29:10 GMT

Vincent isn't dead here, he's just asleep ;) I did these three sunflowers from the Challenge picture first here in this painting/sketch and then did them again alone with the black background.