I have started to concentrate on the figure in the landscape and started this one without any figures on the observation deck. Finally a man came and I quickly put him in. He was carrying a baby but that was too much for me and I got something blocked out on his back before he left but it did not look like a child. I continued with the city in the background. I wanted to control how the viewer could see the city and I used a lot of medium so I could move the shapes around. When it dried it started to loose its lights and darks. I am waiting awhile but I may go back into the picture. Karen
In this painting the railing, people and San Francisco skyline work well with each other (good integration) and this makes them quite successful in capturing the mood of the place. You directed the viewer's gaze effectively by controlling the amount of detail. It seems to me that you always ask yourself, "do I really need to include this?," which is a good question to ask yourself when painting.
ReplyDeleteI like the light on the railings, the people and the deck (and on the lower support of the bridge). Gives me a sense of being there (since I didn't go all the way to the top of the observatory).
ReplyDeleteAside from lovely colors and light, I think the way that everyone is looking in the same direction is kind of interesting and intriguing - we wonder what they are looking at - are they alone or together? Makes it a very energetic and dynamic painting to look at. Fran
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