[Aquanet] October critique

[NitaLeland]

I agree with Carol about extending the blue across the top of the painting. It needs that for balance. I wouldn't put any more blue in the lower part, though, or it might begin to look like water. It seems to me that the horizon line isn't straight across, which is confusing if this is a bullring or a practice area of some kind. It ought to be on the same level all the way across. One more thing, I would soften the hard edges of the shadows at extreme lower left. Nothing else is quite that hard-edged and they point straight out of the picture.

Small stuff, though. Your spontaneous style is working. Keep it up! You chose a hard subject and carried it off.

Nita

Nita Leland
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http://nitaleland.blogspot.com 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Carol Wickenhiser-Schaudt 
  To: 'aquanetArt' 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 2:07 PM
  Subject: Re: [Aquanet] October critique



  I really like your composition.  The blue on the left and the brown on the right looks great to me.  I like that the composition is not centered.

  What catches my eye is the space between the bull's head / nose and the red cloth.  Unless the distracting solid blue shape is the matador's leg, I'd add some brown into the space to break it up. 

  The other area that I would change is where the brown background of the right bottom ends just before reaching the bull's leg, outlining it with white space.  I would actually use that space to give a little extra heft to the bull's leg.

  I would also extend the blue sky color above the spears. Fill in the two blank areas.

  I think you're well on your way to achieving a looser style.  Very nice.

  Carol Schaudt 


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