"Libby"
9" x 12"
oil on Raymar board
I couldn't resist painting from this photo. I had those great outdoors colors on my palette from mixing and put them to good use.
More progress on "Cottonwood" 12" x 12" (WIP #2)
I changed the sky on WIP #1. In Kansas, there aren't too many days of those kind of perfect blue of skies
so I lightened it. I like the effect I got by lightly touching between the branches in a sort of negative space.
There is a darker blue left around the branches..it took the hard edge off the tree limbs in a lot of places, also allowed me to slim them down and I like it much better now. I may darken the midsky up to top some. Amazing what the color change of the sky does to the sunlight/highlight on the tree.
WIP #2 (today)
WIP #1 ( a few weeks ago)
4 comments:
lovely portrait and that tree is speaking it has so much character...this is one of my very favorites, just beautifully done! looking forward to seeing it completed!
I am loving libby! But then I love everything you do!
Libby is a little doll. Nice job capturing the mood and the moment. That looks like a stately tree, and I like the way the branches fill the surface. Great work Pattie.
I was sure I had left you a note already telling you how much I like this painting. It's so full of innocence and satisfaction. Only a child can wake these emotions. Thanks for sharing.
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