LESSON #20 - Trees Part 1 - Winter

[dennis]

Excellent, Jill

[jillh]

Thank you Dennis!

[Louisa Rautenbach]

Great painting Jill, I love it.

[jillh]

Thanks Louisa.

[Louisa Rautenbach]

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I enjoyed this one until I saw the photo. The poor house looks like it got measles.

[Val]

You can see how each one gets a little more involved than the last, eh Louisa!     The detailing and techniques start to get a little more complex as you go along and you are tackling them beautifully. Seems the cure for the 'measles' would be calomine, but in this case perhaps just a little water to lift out the darker spots so they meld in better.
The snow looks great and that is one cold wintry sky. (A subject I became all too familiar with  )  Very nicely done. 

[Danielle123]

well done Louisa,  one little thing, it is the right end side wall it should be more  vertical.

[Tousabella]

Well done, Louisa!  Good for you.  It's a great painting.

[Louisa Rautenbach]

Thank you Val, Danielle and Retta. Val you always make me giggle with your sharp replies and I sure will tone down the measles. Danielle will try and fix that wall and Retta you make me feel so good about myself.

[Straynative]

Hi All,

Here is my attempt at the winter trees. Always bundles of fun painting along with Dennis, just wish I had more time to paint more! I got a bit carried away (as usual) with areas of the painting and feel that my main right hand tree is to busy. My building is also a bit too dark on the shadow side i think. Putting the smoke in caused me all sorts of problems as i made it too billowy and not delicate enough but sheesh did I learn a lot from this lesson. I think I may just gove it another try. Note to self - sometimes less is more! Anyway thanks Dennis and Nolan...

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[dennis]

Well done, Trev I agree with your comments, but still you have executed the techniques very well indeed. Keep going, you are improving nicely

[Steve Weatherwax]

Very nice, Trev! It gives me a real feel of winter. Brrrr.

[Kathysutterlin]

  Very well done, Trev! It does look like a fun lesson.  I think I just finished lesson 11 in watercolor. Nine more to go and I can play with this one too.  I agree, painting along with Dennis is a lot of fun.   

[Val]

Well done Trev! I actually like the smoke, it makes the air look very still. Great atmosphere.     

[Happychappy]

  A great job Trev. This was one of my favourite lessons and I learned a lot from it too.


Patricia