[Aquanet] November critique

[vhaines]

Wow!  thanks to all who contributed critiques.  Most wholesome answers to many problems, color contrasts, and use of space.  The subject was begging to be painted, but my approach was like a novice...your help is greatly appreciated.  Perhaps I will try it again with all of your ideas.
Virginia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Gilles Durand 
To: 'Lorraine Dietrich' ; 'miriam' ; 'aquanetArt' 
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Aquanet] November critique


Virginia, Lorraine,

 

This is a nice painting of a very interesting subject. Without any certainty  either, I agree with Lorraine that its impact could perhaps be further increased by cropping the image so that the figures occupy most of the picture plane, and by increasing the contrast between the figures and the background, using less large areas of pure colors for the latter, insofar as it remains true to this tropical subject.

 

My best regards,

 

Gilles


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From: aquanet-bounces at thedigitalbraintrust.net [mailto:aquanet-bounces at thedigitalbraintrust.net] On Behalf Of Lorraine Dietrich
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 11:03 PM
To: miriam; aquanetArt
Subject: Re: [Aquanet] November critique

 

Hi Virginia and All

 

Really like that subject. 

 

I'd like the figure's colours to be more decisive and intense or saturated.

There is a small problem in the ground's perspective and it would have more impact if more grayed or more drab. 

 

Maybe it would be a nice idea to see the subjects from nearer ? I don't know what others think of that idea.

 

Just my opinion, maybe I'm wrong....

 

LORRAINE P. DIETRICH, iaf, news
artiste peintre / artist 
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français http://www.artsquebec.com/fr/html/oeuvre_artiste.asp?ida=1227
www.centrart.qc.ca/artistes/artvisuel/ldietrich/ecran.html

 

english  http://www.artsquebec.com/en/html/oeuvre_artiste.asp?ida=1227
http://www.eeag.org/ldietrich/ldietrich.html

 

IAF  http://institutdesartsfiguratifs.com/pages_public/artistes_fiche.php?id_artiste=5

 

Galerie le Bourget, Montréal
www.galerielebourget.com/



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