I've been working on a large still life these past few weeks. Part of the challenge is the subtle translucent passages in the leaves as well as the value shifts.
It is translucent! I love your contrast of brush strokes here, some more opaque and 'brushy', some soft and thin...love that Are you going to zoom out a little every day so we can see the whole thing bit by bit? :)
Painting is a passion similar to someone motivated to throw a perfect fast ball or win a marathon. It takes some natural abilities and a whole lot of work and determination to get it just right.
My inspiration to paint is from the beauty I see in my day to day life. Sometimes that amazing beauty is discovered in a simple bin of onions purchased from a farmers market, or the inspiration is found traveling through the southwest, beachcombing on the Jersey shore, or exploring through Spain. Regardless of where I am, there is always something wonderful to paint. As a result my paintings are mostly created ‘en plein air’meaning, on site and from direct observation, not from a photograph. During very cold winter months I will take my smaller plein air paintings and use several to create a larger piece. The common relationship shared between my plein air and studio paintings is that they were inspired from the simple beauty of our lives.
I feel quite blessed to have a loving family who overlooks my messiness while I am absorbed in a painting and on a quest to make one stunning piece of art.
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It is translucent! I love your contrast of brush strokes here, some more opaque and 'brushy', some soft and thin...love that
Are you going to zoom out a little every day so we can see the whole thing bit by bit? :)
WoW!!!! It's beautiful Susan. What translucency! I love it!
Hi Karen, Thanks for your encouraging words.
No, I don't think I'll post the finished piece as it's still a long way off.
This is pretty magical, Susan. I like how you have created such delicate transparency. Really nice work!
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