8 x 10
acrylic on hardboard
I'm really working hard with trying different colors in
my palate. I naturally would've painted the little girl's shirt a light brown,
maybe a brownish yellow, or a calming blue.
Here you can see, I chose green. It went well with the scenery in which
she sits. I'm taking baby steps. I'm also working hard at not modeling
everything way too much. I keep having
to remind myself that, sometimes less is more.
I'm fascinated by artists that can show great detail and visual
information with a few simple brushstrokes. "That takes great skill!"
Here the little girl is sitting on the swing and fort set, which gave her great
height, almost putting her above the fence line, which is where the sun was
setting. This allowed me to create a fantastic halo around her hair. The swing's
gone as of a few summers ago, when a tree remover miscalculated his angle and
demolished it. One by one each kid stood at the window in disbelief wanting to
know, what I was going to do about it. (This tree man had crushed all of their
great memories along with that swing!)
Or so they acted. Every kid in
our family has had some great times on that swing and in the fort. But really by the time it was crushed, they were
all passed swings and had been for several years. Sooo... what was I going to do about it? Needless
to say we got a great discount on our tree removal that day.
$140
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