Lonely Landscape. 14 x 18 acrylic on canvas.
This is a large piece for me. I enjoyed working larger. It was a bit cramped working while this piece was drying though, my desk is really the only space I have for the task. This was request from a barn loving friend, and I am happy with how it turned out.
Technically, there are many mistakes here. For one, the barn is centered. The top right corner of the roof is exactly the center point of the canvas. Didn’t plan that. Oh and that white, lighter area under the barn, is not really there. Don’t know why it is showing that way. There is also much more movement in the sky, but the 72 ppi smooths it out.
I have worked on this for almost a month. Sheesh! Had no idea until I went back to figure out when I started. If you ask me, this has “student” written all over it. That’s O.K. Because I did learn a lot each step of the way. I was referencing the art of Caitlin Schwerin. A sky here, some land there.
I painted the sky over six times. Lost count. Tried for some clouds but they were not working, so blue sky it is. Mostly I think my failure at that is not having the correct brush. My first attempt at the mountains failed too. They were much shorter lengthwise, and the highlights were all wrong. Here are some close-ups of the finished piece.
A closer look.
The mountains were added after the recipient said the barn looked lonely. Still lonely maybe, but now your eyes have something else to look at.
Happy Tuesday to you!
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Sheila, I’m subscribed to your blog but haven’t received any notification of posts for ages and thought you hadn’t been painting … when in fact you most assuredly HAD been! So glad I thought to go directly to your website yesterday.
I am charmed by this little barn. I like its simplicity, spareness, and element of mystery. It makes me curious: What are you doing out there, little barn?
I valued your comments about this painting’s having been one you worked on for nearly a month, and I loved hearing that you painted the sky over six times. Very freeing to hear such backstory from painters.
Thanks, too, for introducing me to Caitlin Shwerin.
Keep on painting!
Dotty
Hi Dotty, I am so glad to hear from you. So sorry you have not been receiving notices. That is happening to me as well, there are 3 or four blogs that I follow, that I do not receive notice of their posts. Very upsetting, I know.
I asked my geek friend, and his explanation and options for resolving it were very technical. But he did suggest to check your spam folder, and if it is going there, you can make it as not being spam.
Also, you can “approve addresses, in a “white list”. I am not sure how tech savvy you are Dotty, this is a little above my skill level. But if you are interested in trying any of these, I can look up instructions and send them to you 🙂
I use Gmail, not Verizon, so I would have to look it up for you. 🙂
So nice to hear that you like the painting. Caitlin’s have a special quality, that I was not able to capture. Years of practice no doubt 🙂
I often worry if I am sounding too negative when I talk about trials and errors. But I am really just trying to share what I learned from things going wrong.I forgot to share some of the before images… but they were really awful! Lol.
I sure do hope you can start receiving my posts… happy to help you try and figure it out. I have really enjoyed reading your posts, and seeing your work. I am behind on my email, but I will catch up with commenting soon.
Thanks so much Dotty for following my posts 🙂
It’s always about learning Sheila, I hear that never ends with art! I think it looks lonely and lively, not easy to do in a single painting!
And learning…leads to more learning. 🙂 It’s kind of great, that I can be so pleased with a painting that really, did not turn out the way I was hoping. There is always the opportunity to try again! Your pears were awesome Kim 🙂
Definitely a “Lonely Landscape” The close up of the mountains looks good. It must be tough working in a small space but I know that the more room you have the more room you take and then you go looking for more room to work in – lol.
So true Val! I am glad you think the mountains look good. I am very happy with them myself 🙂