Sunday, March 29, 2009

DSDF Weekly challenge

This is my quick watercolor done from the photo she puts up as a reference. I love these challenges, she doesn't want a carbon copy of the photo, she wants our artists vision for it. I am working on getting better about choosing what to paint and what to leave out. What colors to use, what ones to avoid. I did this fairly quickly, added some pastels. I think it would have been much more powerful if it was vertical not horizontal, plus the guy looking off is a no-no, that is the compostition that should have been changed. I did eliminate lots of people in the background. Its funny, I knew I should move him to either make him a part of their conversation or give him something to look at but......





4 comments:

dominique eichi said...

Glad to see your challenge piece. They are such great exercises.

Joan said...

Great color in this!!! You probably should have put him on the other side of the people, but I like it this way too. Nicely done!!

Cathy Gatland said...

I think that this is a time when you can break a composition 'rule'... to me the guy looking off to the right indicates the expanse of the ocean and gives him a daydreamy, contemplative quality, which is what happens at the sea.
(I also did him looking off to the right!:D)

bubblemunch said...

The surf looks great!
I love the addition of the pastels - adds another dimension. You can really see texture and depth to the piece.

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