[Aquanet] Comments on August painting critique

[Annette Compton]

Thanks for your comments, Pauline—The sky was about as bleached out  
as it could be given that it is a backlit scene in Hawai'i.  I  
enjoyed putting the delicate washes of rose madder genuine, cobalt  
blue and aureolin to make it as light as possible. It is in stark  
contrast to the rocks done in multiple layers of staining colors 
—"working hard" is never a good thing in my mind in watercolor!  
Perhaps it appears that the souffle has fallen, so to speak!

I use Photoshop all the time for my design work though if I've  
painted something that will ultimately be a painting on a wall, I  
don't color correct as a rule. I try to do that in my painting the  
first time.

I used delicate washes of cadmium orange in the foreground to get the  
giant rock and sand to come forward. Perhaps it was not successful  
enough, based on your comments. I appreciate your feedback.

Annette

On Aug 25, 2009, at 6:08 PM, Pauline Healey wrote:

> Okay - here I go.  Your painting is very good.  I can tell you worked
> hard on the painting.  I love the variation of color and the luscious
> darks.  I do not like the light sky.  Have you ever played with your
> painting in Adobe CS3.  I grayed the sky and softened some of the
> mountain edges.  The mountains then receded and the foreground came
> forward.
>
> Pauline Healey
>
>
>
> Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Annette Compton<info at comptonart.net>  
> wrote:
>> As the August critique-ee (is there such a word in English!) I  
>> encourage
>> anyone to step forward. I posted my painting for the first time  
>> this month
>> with Aquanet and got five or six very intelligent and supportive  
>> comments
>> about it—a wonderful experience.
>> I would enjoy hearing from more people too—August must be a quiet  
>> month, or
>> perhaps I left most of the list speechless? HAH! Would that it  
>> were true!
>> Having posted a painting for the monthly critique, it brings home the
>> importance of feedback and how much we enjoy the attention,  
>> appreciate the
>> fact someone has actually looked at our work and offered their  
>> experience of
>> seeing it. Thank you to the silent ones as well who looked—I am  
>> grateful I
>> had the courage to put one up and again encourage others to clamor to
>> Raymond to be "first" for September.
>> I'm in the middle of an oil commission for a portrait of two gorgeous
>> children—a daunting task at best! And I'm doing some glazing again  
>> with oils
>> in the classical style, fat over lean and warm over cool layers.  
>> The years
>> of watercolor pay off when I take a detour back into the rich  
>> world of oils.
>>
>> Thank you, Raymond for continuing to shepherd this world-wide herd of
>> creative-types. I will post a waterfall today as a last minute  
>> August entry
>> and look forward to the September challenge.
>> Annette
>> Annette Compton
>> Compton ART
>> PO Box 162
>> Woodstock, VT 05091
>> (802) 457-2020
>> www.comptonart.net
>> info at comptonart.net
>>
>> On Aug 25, 2009, at 2:06 AM, Raymond Blum wrote:
>>
>> First one in gets it!   Whose work will be the September critique?
>> If you've got what it takes (a painting!), email me at
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Annette Compton
Compton ART
PO Box 162
Woodstock, VT 05091
(802) 457-2020
www.comptonart.net
info at comptonart.net



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