No story or off the wall thinking behind this one.
Just practicing up on developing a landscape style that allows me to paint quickly, almost like a sketch.
The objective is to capture the impression of a scene, both physically and emotionally.
It’s more about shapes, color, and light than detail.
The detail is filled in by the viewers mind.
The test of success is to step away and look at the painting. If the abstract strokes and colors meld into a cohesive, believable scene from a few feet back, then all is well.
This scene is an imaginary one from our trip to Maine last year.
For the artists among you, it was done with watercolor and gouache over a very simple pencil sketch.
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Don, this is really really beautiful. Very fresh and a lovely compositoin.
Thanks Lindsay
It was fun to do.
I’m trying to loosen up so I can be a bit faster.
But some subjects are difficult to loosen up with.
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