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"Peltcher's " Dorset VT

24 Dec 2008
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An original field watercolor


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Anonymous wrote
on 24 Dec 2008 8:35 AM

A very nice piece. I like the air and sunlight. It is either 11:00 am or 2:00 pm according to the shadows.

Very clear air and I feel the need for sunglasses!

Old Paint wrote
on 24 Dec 2008 8:46 AM

Alot of information. You are quite controlled. The only thing I would like is more variation in the greens. It may be the copy but all the green appear to be the same.

Anonymous wrote
on 24 Dec 2008 10:39 AM

Kells - tilt your screen and you won't need the sunglasses!!

Hahahaha i'm soooooo funny!

Very, Very detailed wonderful painting - agree with OP on the greens.  Green is not an artists friend!  I was once told to automatically dip your brush in another color on every other stroke when painting greens and to also put a slight splash of red in anything you paint green.

Another Tony Van Hasselt - YOU VILL DO THIS!!!!

Anonymous wrote
on 24 Dec 2008 12:31 PM

J.Richard Sector, you are a real hoot!

Green is a secondary color and therefore you should show a little respect. I suppose by adding red, you grey the  down the green.So, hopefully the green you are using is bright enough to withstand the red addition.

It seems to me that adding red to green should be the artists choice, not just something one does arbitrarily....

Anonymous wrote
on 24 Dec 2008 1:56 PM

If you knew Tony Van Hasselt---you did not have a choice.

The theory being red is the compliment of green, and the red will make the green POP.

Green is the hardest and most dangerous color to use - a lot of paintings have gotten in trouble due to green - if the green is not varied a lot, the painting can be in trouble.

Based on the color green being used, one would adjust the red to be dropped into the green.

I'm sure you have seen paintings that just SCREAM GREEN!

Mix it up and red it up.

HEY---I paid good money for this advice!!!!

Old Paint wrote
on 24 Dec 2008 7:07 PM

Jeanne Dobie devotes a whole chapter to greens in her book, "Making Color Sing."

laurawg wrote
on 24 Dec 2008 7:51 PM

Lovely work Harding!  I love the clean lines and vibrant colors.  Well done.  5/5 stars  :)

Anonymous wrote
on 25 Dec 2008 4:37 AM

Too much water makes one soggy, fellows........and remember, POP goes a weasel!