However, sometimes things just work out. I did this little 8x10 study sometime in July, and I really like the way the sky turned out. I painted it fast and did no touch ups afterwards, so it's a pure plein air piece. It's a really simple composition, but I think it shows off the main feature (the clouds) nicely. I've been thinking about trying to work it up into a larger studio painting, but am not sure how well that would work - I feel it might need some additional elements at a larger size, perhaps more structures. Let me know if you have any suggestions.
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Oh, I hope you do the larger version--it would be interesting to see if you'll maintain this fresh just off the easel spontaneity. Judging from your work, you'll pull it off! I love the big sky painting...what can possibly be better? Worked for Edgar Payne, right?
I've actually never done a larger studio version of a plein air study! But it is something I've been planning for a while. I think I'll learn a lot from the experience...
love the blues and green
they are vivid yet natural
excellent clouds!
Thanks Rob, I appreciate your comments! We had a lot of these kinds of days this summer, really quite beautiful.
Nice clouds Chris!
I actually really like the scale of everything in the painting. The little building really emphasizes the impressive size of the clouds. Maybe if you just sharpened the detail a little more on the building, popped up the color a little?
Thanks Stacey. I'm not sure how I'm going to solve the foreground issue...I think the building needs to be in there to give scale, but at the same time I don't want to shift the focus from the sky. Don't know if the answer is more detail in the one structure, or the addition of more structures. We'll see, I guess!
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