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Reference Painting
Thomas Doughty - Autumn on the Hudson
Support:
Artist Board (with Medium Textured Cotton Canvas) - Acrylic Primed
Size:
6 x 4 inch
Medium:
Very cheap Oil Paints - brand unknown
Finish:
None
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 3
WORK IN PROGRESS (WIP)
CRITIQUES FROM ARTIST FORUMS!
(All quotes from www.wetcanvas.com artist forums)
"I think it's quite quaint, like something a grandfather would paint." - La
"I like the depth and shadow quality that you captured." - jovlkel
"Being the first one, it is really very good; in the future, you will want to have more energy, more vibration in your works." - Eduardo Flores
"I like the way the composition zig-zags the viewer's eye back into the landscape with its repeating series of triangular shapes. In the future, don't be so precious with it. Allow yourself to make mistakes. Have fun exploring the medium and keep painting." - lidiae
"First painting? or first oil painting? For your first, it's very good! You could use more contrast in the house, to match the surroundings - more black in the shadows, like the windows. They should be as dark as the shadows in the surrounding trees, and maybe a bit more color in the roof and chimney. The house looks like its drawn in with pencil (and nicely done) but not painted yet. Very nice detail for such a small painting! Nice colors too!" - Sheryl Gallant
Oil #1
"Autumn on the Hudson
Revisited"
6 x 4 inch (15.2 x 10.2 cm)
Oil on Board
John O'Keefe
Spring 2007
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John O'Keefe
"Autumn on the Hudson Revisited"
(Oil Painting #1)
"Autumn on the Hudson Revisited"
(Oil Painting #1)
This was my first oil painting. I used a small 6 X 4 Canvas Board with some very
inexpensive oil paints. (...I did not want to spend the big-bucks on my first attempt.)
This painting was not an original composition
of mine. I referenced it from a portion of a painting by Thomas Doughty, one of
the early Hudson River School painters. The title of his
painting is "Autumn on the Hudson" which was painted in 1850.
Reference Painting
Thomas Doughty - Autumn on the Hudson
Support:
Artist Board (with Medium Textured Cotton Canvas) - Acrylic Primed
Size:
6 x 4 inch
Medium:
Very cheap Oil Paints - brand unknown
Finish:
None
DAY 1
Day 1 notes...
I painted this in layers as you can see in the attached images. First I painted the background - sky, water, mountains and field as shown.
I painted this in layers as you can see in the attached images. First I painted the background - sky, water, mountains and field as shown.
DAY 2
Day 2 notes...
I let the painting dry for several days before adding the distant trees, shrubs, and large tree trunk.
I let the painting dry for several days before adding the distant trees, shrubs, and large tree trunk.
DAY 3
Day 3 notes...
The leaves on the big tree, the house, and some additional details in the landscape came last. I was not happy with the big tree, but I was too nervous to try making modifications to it. I was afraid I would ruin the whole painting.
The leaves on the big tree, the house, and some additional details in the landscape came last. I was not happy with the big tree, but I was too nervous to try making modifications to it. I was afraid I would ruin the whole painting.
WORK IN PROGRESS (WIP)
CRITIQUES FROM ARTIST FORUMS!
(All quotes from www.wetcanvas.com artist forums)
"I think it's quite quaint, like something a grandfather would paint." - La
"I like the depth and shadow quality that you captured." - jovlkel
"Being the first one, it is really very good; in the future, you will want to have more energy, more vibration in your works." - Eduardo Flores
"I like the way the composition zig-zags the viewer's eye back into the landscape with its repeating series of triangular shapes. In the future, don't be so precious with it. Allow yourself to make mistakes. Have fun exploring the medium and keep painting." - lidiae
"First painting? or first oil painting? For your first, it's very good! You could use more contrast in the house, to match the surroundings - more black in the shadows, like the windows. They should be as dark as the shadows in the surrounding trees, and maybe a bit more color in the roof and chimney. The house looks like its drawn in with pencil (and nicely done) but not painted yet. Very nice detail for such a small painting! Nice colors too!" - Sheryl Gallant
Oil #1
"Autumn on the Hudson
Revisited"
6 x 4 inch (15.2 x 10.2 cm)
Oil on Board
John O'Keefe
Spring 2007