[Aquanet] Barry's painting

[pat davis]

Oh, boy! Asking me to critique a painting of Barry's is asking an 
amateur to critique a pro. Fearing nothing,  however, I leap into the abyss.

As usual I am awed by Barry's ability to create images using a very 
loose technique where a line or a stroke evokes
 so much more than it actually indicates. Sigh...

In addition, Barry manages to take a lopsided composition with most of 
the weight on the left and somehow make it work. I have trouble making 
balanced compositions work, so again I am envious.

One thing does bother me a bit, however: just above the bridge and a 
twitch to the right against the grey cliff is a brown/dark splotch, and 
I'm not reading what it is. To me, it just doesn't fit with the rest of 
the cliff.

FWLIW
pat