14/30 Still not Final version ...Yuco- San Martín de los Andes. Patagonia

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Comment by Silvana M Albano on June 21, 2014 at 2:25

Made some subtle changes and reposted...!!!! 

Comment by Linda L. Kano on June 20, 2014 at 12:10

Silvana, I thought I had already commented on this but I guess it was your previous one.  It looks very nice.  We've learned a lot using this limited palette with Pthalo blue too!  I look forward to seeing what it looks like after making the changes Michael suggested! 

Comment by Silvana M Albano on June 18, 2014 at 9:04

Thanks Michael! I'll do that and re post!!!!

Comment by Michael J. Severin on June 18, 2014 at 2:55

Hi Silvana.  I added some comments to your finished painting on your step 6 post. :))  Basically, everything is looking good except your blue mountain and aqua marine water ...I stated in my comments that the mountain should be a little darker value ...use blue + crimson + a little yellow + white or your atmosphere color ...the mountain is forested and not that far away ...so it can be a few steps darker in value.   Then into that color and value, add a LITTLE yellow and atmosphere color and scumble some forest greens in areas that are facing the sun ..just a hint of this.  Make your water the same colors as your sky, only darker and less intense. 

Comment by Silvana M Albano on June 17, 2014 at 12:37

It certainly does Ann. Thanks an awful lot!!!! :) 

Comment by Ann Turner on June 17, 2014 at 10:54

Yes you have the idea but the mid mountain is abright beautiful blue that attracts the eye. The viewer goes to your lovely sky first and then to the blue mid mountain it has shape that makes the viewer follow the high value shift from back to front, its like a giant slide in . . down . . and out. You can make the shape of the mountain have some angular protusions to slow the eye movement or upward strokes like silhouetted trees to slow the eye. The blue can be greyed and lightened to make it less eye catching. For reference of this idea check out RRs latest painting of grass. It is a good example of a mid ground mountain that is greyed down with a bright far sky. Also notice the large mossy rock that helps break the swoop of the mountain. He has also used more concentrated hue and thicker paint to keep the light sky from stacking with the foreground. A warmer rock foreground would also help to fix the value issue of stacking, as Richard has used warm grass is his. We can all learn alot from studying RR's painting . . . think value, hue , composition. Hope that helps :)

Comment by Silvana M Albano on June 17, 2014 at 8:28

Mario, Laura, Ruby, Thanks! And Ann, Thanks to you too, thanks for that detailed explanation on values, Everything I am learning is due basically to this site, videos and comments, so I really appreciate your thoughts. I don't know much about values, but let's see if I 've got this straight. That mid mt, if it was lighter and more geometrical would make the whole painting read better, because in that way the front and the back wouldn't be interrupted? Is that what you are saying?  You know, I don't plan this to be my last landscape, so I'll be eagerly waiting for your comment!!!!:)

Comment by Ruby on June 16, 2014 at 19:50

beautiful work Silvana

Comment by Ann Turner on June 16, 2014 at 17:28

The sky and far mountains are very beautiful. The rocks in the foreground are almost the same value and similar hue. This leads to the stacking effect which is confusing to the viewer. The front value plane would be more effective if it was darker. The shapes and warm cool on the rocks is nice so just a little change. The large blue mid plane swoops into the painting taking the eye too fast so a more geometric profile would help us stay in the painting. If you could lighten and grey down this area it would tie in with the lovely background. As commented below there are many lovely things in this painting and I like it.Just some food for thought on your values, they are pesky

Comment by Laura Xu on June 16, 2014 at 15:22

It is beautiful Silvana, you really did a great job!

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