Hi Dorota. The whole question of detail is a very subjective matter. I would have approached these birds in pretty much the same manner. Perhaps a little less detail in the wings of the greenfinch, but only a tad.The main thing is that these birds work as paintings in their own right. The waxwing and blue tit give the illusion of being “looser” because you are painting the front of them, where there is little feather detail and I guess a bit more opportunity for pen and ink work. I personally think you have a wonderful style and really wouldn’t try to go “looser” than you are. You have a great eye for colour and a super technique. I think your pen work is great as are the little berries. Spot on.
Ok, so areas to work on? On the greenfinch I would have placed a smaller, lighter branch to compliment the delicacy of the bird.
Secondly, backgrounds and edges are something that I am hoping to incorporate into another course because they are such a technically difficult subject involving composition, wash techniques, lost and found edges, negative painting and so on. This may sound obvious but they need to work with the bird/foliage and not separately from it. For example you can have bleeds/spillages from the bird or foliage into the sky. You have a lovely section of the berries where you have loosened them round the edges, so something like that, but bleeding into the sky. Backgrounds need to be approached with confidence and almost incorporated at the same time as parts of the bird and/or foliage. What I would recommend is that you “play” on scrap pieces of paper. Take the pressure off yourself to create a whole piece. Paint a bird for fun, with no intention of finishing it... at the same time let some of those colours bleed and pool into the background. Then if the background needs extending, incorporate it into larger wash of blues. Don’t worry about backwashes and colour runs in the sky area. It could create some nice effects. Another student Joane Eby @jbey has posted a very nice example in her final project which will give you a taste of what I mean. Hope this advice helps as you really have got a beautiful style!
Thank you so much for your insight. I would definitely take use of the next course of backgrounds and edges, when available, as those areas are my biggest concern. Thanks for review and explaining. Hope your next course will be available soon. I am the first one to get it.:) Thank you for your kind words on my style.
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Docent PlusHi Dorota. The whole question of detail is a very subjective matter. I would have approached these birds in pretty much the same manner. Perhaps a little less detail in the wings of the greenfinch, but only a tad.The main thing is that these birds work as paintings in their own right. The waxwing and blue tit give the illusion of being “looser” because you are painting the front of them, where there is little feather detail and I guess a bit more opportunity for pen and ink work. I personally think you have a wonderful style and really wouldn’t try to go “looser” than you are. You have a great eye for colour and a super technique. I think your pen work is great as are the little berries. Spot on.
Ok, so areas to work on? On the greenfinch I would have placed a smaller, lighter branch to compliment the delicacy of the bird.
Secondly, backgrounds and edges are something that I am hoping to incorporate into another course because they are such a technically difficult subject involving composition, wash techniques, lost and found edges, negative painting and so on. This may sound obvious but they need to work with the bird/foliage and not separately from it. For example you can have bleeds/spillages from the bird or foliage into the sky. You have a lovely section of the berries where you have loosened them round the edges, so something like that, but bleeding into the sky. Backgrounds need to be approached with confidence and almost incorporated at the same time as parts of the bird and/or foliage. What I would recommend is that you “play” on scrap pieces of paper. Take the pressure off yourself to create a whole piece. Paint a bird for fun, with no intention of finishing it... at the same time let some of those colours bleed and pool into the background. Then if the background needs extending, incorporate it into larger wash of blues. Don’t worry about backwashes and colour runs in the sky area. It could create some nice effects. Another student Joane Eby @jbey has posted a very nice example in her final project which will give you a taste of what I mean. Hope this advice helps as you really have got a beautiful style!
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Thank you so much for your insight. I would definitely take use of the next course of backgrounds and edges, when available, as those areas are my biggest concern. Thanks for review and explaining. Hope your next course will be available soon. I am the first one to get it.:) Thank you for your kind words on my style.
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Docent Plus@okidorki21 you’re very welcome. Fingers crossed it’ll get approved!
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PlusFingers crossed:)
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