Next weekend will be the Thanksgiving Day long weekend in Canada. A lot of people will be closing their summer cottages in preparation for winter. It will be time for turkeys, roasted meats, pumpkin pies, butter tarts....kids will be coming home from universities, some with lots of laundry!
For Paint Party Friday, I was inspired to do this piece from a photo in a calendar. I had trouble with the reflection until I realized I had to make it much darker than the real trees. I tossed it in the garbage at least twice, but felt I had invested a lot of time into it and kept trying with it until I was more satisfied! I also count the time I spent thinking about it (creative time)! For the artists, has that happened to you or do you just not bother?
For Paint Party Friday, I was inspired to do this piece from a photo in a calendar. I had trouble with the reflection until I realized I had to make it much darker than the real trees. I tossed it in the garbage at least twice, but felt I had invested a lot of time into it and kept trying with it until I was more satisfied! I also count the time I spent thinking about it (creative time)! For the artists, has that happened to you or do you just not bother?
25 comments:
great drawing for the new season
It does look like a reflection. I couldn't have done better, but I am not an artist. Good job, Christine!
Love what you have made. Over the years, the bin has become a good friend! Mostly I rework paintings that are not as i want them, but often with another theme completely! Thanks for your good wishes, I am feeling well again! Valerie
Oh right it is Thanksgivings soon. I forgot about that lol.
What a beautiful painting, it looks very autumnal. Have fun getting ready for your Thanksgiving next weekend, I hope it isn't too stressful.
Oh yes I often have a bin full of stuff, but if its a canvas I just rework it or create something totally different. Enjoy the weekend, happy PPF, Annette x
Christine,
So beautiful and lovely!
Wonderful combination of secondary colors! :)
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Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art
It is beautiful, enjoy your thanksgiving weekend
Reflections can be tough, but once you get the hang of it, you look like a genius to the rest of the non-painting world.
Hope you have a very happy Thanksgiving, filled with all your favorite things.
pretty!!!
Lovely depiction of the new season that is upon us. Happy PPF!
Really like the colours you have put together. Yes, I do count Artist time, but not too strictly. After all, I like to think of art as fun.
have a great Thanksgiving weekend... though I hope you can squeeze in time to do a painting for us...xx
Lovely reflective painting ~ (A Creative Harbor)
Beautiful autumn scene. Your colors are perfect and so traquil. Lovely. Happy PPF
point well made, Ann! I have to just relax!
glad you salvaged it... it's a lovely reflection of nature in autumn! happy thanksgiving in advance!
aah yes, Autumn is upon some of us whether we like it or not-lovely autumn reflection!
Just beautiful. I hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving. Thanks.
For SURE you have to count the thinking time! That's often the best part . . . and yes yes yes, I have definitely thrown out my share of paintings - but I'm glad you stuck with this one, the results are lovely, xoxo
Of course I abandon art pieces all the time...in fact my sketch book has so many pieces not finished...I will paint over them or gesso over them and try again...or keep layering...not as easy with watercolor though... I think you are really coming into your own style...this goes with your other pieces, so lovely. I think if you had them photo streamed together you'd see how cool they all are together!!Good job!!!This one is a bit more complex but very very cool!! Glad you saved it!!
Hugs Giggles
Beautiful! I love fall and all it's colors. :-)
Thank you for the suggestion Giggles, photostreamed...hmm, maybe I'll start with a collage...technically challenged!
Wonderful :) Autumn is the second spring of the year...don't you agree!
glad you saved this. Lovely tribute to Autumn. Happy PPF!
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