Well, I couldnt resist taking a few pictures of this couple down at our local lake, feeding the birds. More so, because it was into the sun and the birds sang out like jewels – helped by the dark shadow cast by one of the stores in the nearby retail park. Then there was the plastic bag held by the woman, the biggest diamond, catching the sunlight.
Not one I’d like to do plein air neither for its complexity nor because of the chill wind down there that day, but it was a nice little exercise in the warmth of my studio, arranging and adjusting the players and building up the tones.
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I love it, especially because the people look a bit older, and you caught the pose on the woman and the light in her hair so well.
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Thanks. The woman was central to this with her pose and bag. I am not sure whether she had glasses, but they appeared in my washes and they just explain the face better. And it was the light picking out pieces of the subject that just made the image sing.
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Oh, how sweet.
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Great work, Graham! I love how you captured the light on the birds!
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Thanks Tiffany. It was the light on the birds that really drew me to the subject – that, and the woman and her bag.
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You’re a master with light! 👏👏👏 This painting feels like a movie to me, so alive and interesting and full of movement. Love it! 🥰
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Thanks Robin. It was the light and its effects that drew me to the subject.
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Absolutely lovely 🥰
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Thanks CC. I was looking at the painting only yesterday and thinking that iut might be better without the fellah. Just make the woman a bit bigger. We’ll see.
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I love the light, the sparkles on the water, and the joy you captured. Wonderful painting!
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Thanks. It was the lighting that attracted me to this image, though now I am unsure about the male figure. It might work better with just the lady and her bag. I may have another go at it.
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