[Aquanet] September critique

[Bradford Clement]

Wow, I absolutely love this painting!  The texture contrasts are  
wonderful.  I respectfully disagree with Pat's comments about the  
planter being in the dead center.  I really like the tension created  
by the central, symmetric placement of the man-made items (planter  
and stucco walls) and the carefully asymmetric natural elements  
(vines, trees and mountains).
This is a long way from the land of mermaids, but Pat I think you are  
doing great things in your new place!

Brad

On Sep 4, 2008, at 10:03 AM, pat davis wrote:

> Okay, knowing that Pat is a better artist than I'll ever be, I shall
> still add my comments.
>
> First, I am in awe of Pat's ability to draw, and I also am madly  
> jealous
> of her ability to realistically portray the textured surface of stucco
> and the patinated (?) surface of the planter. In addition I like  
> the way
> the colours work together (as in the colours of the mountains also
> showing up in the shaded part of the stucco) as well as the great  
> use of
> atmospheric perspective. More jealousy raging.
>
> I am bothered, however, by the composition. The eye is so strongly  
> drawn
> to the planter that I find I have to force myself to look at the  
> rest of
> the painting. In addition, the placement of the centre of interest  
> right
> smack in the middle bothers me as I am an arch-conservative (well, not
> politically) and I would like to see it moved to one side or the other
> with some kind of detail designed to draw the eye around the rest  
> of the
> painting.
>
> That said, if Pat lived a lot closer, I'd love to take lessons from  
> her
> as she has so much talent.
>
> chimo and a' that
> pat
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