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So many times I am emailed about blog postings with questions on how I have painted a piece and almost without fail I tell you what I am going to change. That image never seems to make it onto the blog because I have moved on and am so excited about the next painting. With this piece I took a painting that I started months ago and did what I so often talk about in those emails. By comparing the images you can see how I added value, brought in more color harmony and more interest in every area. I also knocked out the stripy path and broke up the middle field with little grasses. In the morning I'll see other issues, of course, are we ever truly done?
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(above is the old version, that is gone forever)
Oil on Canvas, 20" X 24"
4 comments:
Makes all the difference! I have paintings all around hanging that I now want to adjust. Guess I'll just pull 'em down and make those changes b/c you've shown how powerful they can be. This just draws you in and holds you. Lovely!
I agree totally with Debbi...
Great job, Laura... As always!!!
The new one is much stronger than the original.
Oh, I am glad the response has been positive to showing the before and after. I just finished a book about Claude and Camille, a historical fiction, and he often ran out of canvas and just painted over paintings, which is another good use of paintings that didn't quite hit the mark.
very wonderful improvement. I love your work.
~a
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