When life gives you lemons, draw them, 11 x 14 inches dry pastels, graphite on paper

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Dancing With Trees 03

February 19, 2009


 

Dancing With Trees 03, upper portion of 85H x 45W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas

Dancing With Trees 03, central portion of 85H x 45W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas

Dancing With Trees 03, lower portion of 85H x 45W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas

Dancing With Trees 03, signature piece for the Majesty of Trees solo exhibition, 85 x 45 x 3 inches acrylics on canvas

Dancing With Trees 03, 85H x 45W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas, wrapped sides painted, trim frame. Signature piece for the Dancing With Trees exhibition, formerly entitled ‘The Majesty of Trees’.  There is no black in this painting; the darkest areas are dioxazine purple. Aside from a couple of areas that are still questionable this painting is now finished. Specifically: I’m not sure about adding shadows and contrast on the bark of the main trees because it may take away from the cheerful expression of colors.

Progress in previous posts:  January 19th and 30th

The name of the exhibition changed to ‘Dancing With Trees’ to avoid plagiarizing the title of a book, ‘The Majesty of Trees’.

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2 Responses to “Dancing With Trees 03”

  1. KarenX Says:
    February 20th, 2009 at 11:06

    Love it! Re: adding contrasts/shadows to bark of main tree…when in doubt: leave it alone (at least for a while). From where I sit, there are plenty of darks enough in the background, leaving nice contrast between the main trees and it…adding shadows on the bark might “overwork” it and detract from the beautiful COLOURS you’ve used…but what do I know?

  2. Nikkico Says:
    February 20th, 2009 at 11:06

    You know a lot, c’mon Karen, you are so modest. Your point of view means a lot – it’s good to hear advice from another Artist. It would be too easy to start tidying up the loose ends, so thank you for your 2 cents and you 6th sense.

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