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| Docked, 12x9. oil on canvas board |
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| Docked, Original. Creek Reservoir, 2010 |
The painting above was hanging about in my studio and my husband asked me why I didn't rework it as he thought I could "make it so much better." So last weekend I put it back on the easel. The first thing I did was to redo the sky color. That made a huge difference. Just with that adjustment the other colors became brighter. I then set about to correct some of the drawing and the values. I brightened the whites because when I paint plein air the colors can tend to get muddy. I then worked on my main focal point, the yellow boat and its reflection. I did lose some of the freshness of brushstrokes reworking it, but overall, I think it is an improvement.
2 comments:
The colors seem to pop more after your most recent work on this painting. Made me realize that the Makani Kai Marina where Evader, the boat I crew on during race season in Kaneohe Bay is awash in white boats. There is one dark green/beige boat but it's not exactly brightly painted. Things that make you go hmmmm.
Its nice to have some color in the boats. I am surprised most boats are white at the marina where you sail from.
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