From the Painting Guide: I love the colors of the tilled fields (or maybe it's a crop such as wheat), with the island of green on which this fine tree stands. I don't know how you painted these, but I wonder if you've tried using very thin glazes, letting each dry before you apply the next, to build up color for areas such as these (if you like working fast, use a hairdryer to speed things up).
It may just be the way the photo of the painting has been cropped, but the tiny tree clinging to the right-hand edge is what I'd label 'visual debris': it doesn't add anything and is distracting. It may have been there in reality, but as a painter you can – and should – edit a landscape. Those on the left create a sense of perspective and draw your eye to the back of the painting.
Things to Consider When Looking At This Painting:
• Composition: Placing the tree in the center of the composition creates a balanced, peaceful composition. It draws the viewer's eye into the center very strongly, and it's hard to move from there to the rest of the painting. If it were on the left or right, the picture would have a different feel as your eye is drawn to the tree, then to the side to see what's in the rest of the painting. Try cropping the painting by placing a peace of paper over the one edge and see how this changes it.
• Shape of tree: There don't seem to be any leaves on the viewer's side of the branches. They all seem to be on the 'other' side of the branches.
It may just be the way the photo of the painting has been cropped, but the tiny tree clinging to the right-hand edge is what I'd label 'visual debris': it doesn't add anything and is distracting. It may have been there in reality, but as a painter you can – and should – edit a landscape. Those on the left create a sense of perspective and draw your eye to the back of the painting.
Things to Consider When Looking At This Painting:
• Composition: Placing the tree in the center of the composition creates a balanced, peaceful composition. It draws the viewer's eye into the center very strongly, and it's hard to move from there to the rest of the painting. If it were on the left or right, the picture would have a different feel as your eye is drawn to the tree, then to the side to see what's in the rest of the painting. Try cropping the painting by placing a peace of paper over the one edge and see how this changes it.
• Shape of tree: There don't seem to be any leaves on the viewer's side of the branches. They all seem to be on the 'other' side of the branches.