Boats going out
Took the dogs for a hike along that marshy area in the painting I did a couple of days ago. At the end of the trail, the main channel goes out to the bay, eventually; for what ever reason, there were quite a few larger boats headed out that way. All I could see from a distance were the masts sticking up out of the grass like dorsel fens.I know not to center my subject in the middle of the page, but when I'm painting in my sketchbook, I some how, forget all the rules. I can't believe I'm sitting up at almost midnight posting this. I got stuck on the perspective and had to re-do it twice.
posted by Tami at 11:53 PM
6 Comments:
This is a lovely quirky one - one's first thought is certainly not "oh, she shouldn't have centred it" - rules are meant to be broken, especially by artists!
OH HON -- This is so pretty!! SUPER SUPRE COLORS and the rich greens against the yellow -- lovely!!! You've veered off the center at the top of path so I think you're just fine .. it's a beautiful painting!
Tami, another beautiful one. All the broken rules work great!
Very good suggesting of the grass - just that light touch really gives the illusion of the feathery soft field.
Your instinct is right on the composition which proves that you're really learning to self-critique - so very important.
With regard to the rules - I had so many good guidelines reinforced over this past weekend that I'm going to make a 3x 5 card and put it inside my sketchbook to remind me of things like dominance, unity, center of interest, value. In the moment of inspiration it's hard to remember composition.
You know my Motto "Rules are meant to be broken" (when you can get away with it) which you did. I love it. Somehow this one has a special meaning to me. Besides maybe the mast was centered on the path when you saw it. Who really cares, it works
I often do the same thing in my sketchbook--just start drawing and see what turns up--when I forget to try to compose first. But that's what's nice about sketchbooks--no worries. The colors are lovely and the curving path is fun to follow.
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