City Lights- 16x12
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Suprised i could concentrate on this painting this afternoon. the Weather Channel said there was a tornado setting down in my neighborhood. i kept a nervous ear out for the "train" they say you hear before youre ripped from the ground and sent into the next county!
I like the little on site piece Mike, but this one really sings! Good one!
ReplyDeleteGlad the "freight train" did not interrupt this one.
frank
ReplyDeletethanks. that gives me the confidence i sorely lack when it comes to doing larger studio paintings from studies. i tend to not have the "panic" or the "passion" i have when doing em outside. i kept this larger one loose but with a the little bit more detail you want with a bigger piece
preesh the nice words.
i'm realllllly scared of tornadoes. theyre so random and obliterate everthing in their path. you dont stand a chance if one hits you. glad it went somewhere else. maybe i did have a little "panic" going on didnt i? LOL
It is always a battle for me when I take a smaller plein air and make a larger studio piece from it.
ReplyDeleteGotta not try and just copy it stroke for stroke, but I try and get the freshness.
You did a good job with this one!
frank
ReplyDeleteits a Catch 22 isnt it? i do the larger one because i really like the study. then you try to "not" copy it. just seems kinda counter-intuitive. the hardest thing is to keep that quick spontaneous feel.
you do a fantastic job of keeping your bigger pieces looking like the studies.
how can i keep my bigger ones from being stiff and lifeless compared to the plein air studies? something about painting bigger 16x20 and up under studio lights inside perplexes me. any tips?