ORIGINAL PAINTING BY SEA DEAN
4" x 4" Mini Masterpiece
To view my Gallery or purchase this painting please visit Daily Paintworks. Larger originals or prints may be available by contacting me. Another look at the way the Artist's mind works with progress photos. Another tweak of an ACEO. If you loved "Bluebell Garden", it is no more, sorry!
The original inspiration photo was a Daily Paintworks challenge. At the time I had a love affair with my violet paint and I've since decided that although it looks lovely in the tube, it dries almost grey.
1. I started by adding purple to the foreground to enhance the colour.
2. Then I changed the central building to give it country style.
3. Still not happy, I added a conifer to shift the composition away from the center and a path to draw the eye in and add interest.
4. A touch of red on the building
5. Some orange glow here and there and I declare it done.
I learned a lot in converting this painting. I like it a lot better now, particularly the foreground colours. For me it is a tad dark, but I think that brings it into alignment with the current trend for black.
I would be curious what you think.
Cat # 14011 Lavendar Farm Twilight ACEO
This is really lovely, Sea. The depth of your palette is really appealing and it works well for this subject.
ReplyDeleteThank you Vandy. Are you entering the Give-away. It seems only fair. :)
DeleteWonderful painting. I really like reading about your process and the changes you made and how you decided what needed to be done. I really should try oils. Watercolors can be so unforgiving.
ReplyDeleteThanky you Pam. I paint in acrylic at the moment. It has good and bad points as well. I love the inner glow of water colours which is difficult to achieve in acrylic. I too would like to get back to oil, but as my studio is in an alcove in my bedroom, I don't think I would like the smell around. :(
DeleteI also like reading about your process. I like both images for different reasons. One is spring like and in my favorites colors but the finished one has more depth and I love the glow in the sky reflecting off the tops of the trees and down on the path. Very good use of complimentary colors.
ReplyDeleteI am wondering where the giveaway is.
Hi Suzan. Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. This is not my regular palette, so I learned a lot on this one. For the Giveaway, keep on going down to the end of the blog and you will find two yes TWO Give-aways. The first is for one of my paintings and the second is for an iPad Mini. Good Luck.
Deletei like your new painting. I hate lavender, but aha, i think it's lovely. And i like how you changed your painting!
ReplyDeletebtw, while I'm thinking about it, did you make your stamp, scan the card, report it and mail it off?
keep painting. I am almost done with my painting for today!!
Thank you Mimi. I would like to see the lavender fields of Provence. It must smell amazing. It's also supposed to be a curative for all that ails females, so I wouldn't write it off quite yet. I've been to a lavender farm in England and it was surprisingly delightful, especially the tea room with lavender flavoured scones. Yum!
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