Chinaman's Bluff

Oil on linen panel 12" by 16"

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Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on October 22, 2011 at 3:34: Hazel, thanks for the info. I see you are doing the Wet Canvas Live courses with Johannes; how do you like his classes? Stu

Comment by Hazel Persson on October 22, 2011 at 3:30: I did a google search to find out a bit about Chinamans Bluff and think it is the one on the right. It is on my list of places to visit when we head to the South Island for a wedding in December. We live in the North Island of New Zealand.

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on October 14, 2011 at 23:30: Hazel, thanks for the tree info. Do you know which peak is Chinaman's Bluff? Stu

Comment by Hazel Persson on October 14, 2011 at 10:59: I think the trees will be a New Zealand native called Silver Beech (Nothofagus menziesii).

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/southern-beech-forest/1

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on October 10, 2011 at 15:48: Barb, I have no idea which of the mountains is Chinaman's bluff; I assumed it was the peak on the left hand side, but it might not be. Same thing with the trees. I know how to paint some of the trees you are talking about and I have visited your area and love the scenery. I know they have a lot of eucalyptus trees in Australia, but in New Zealand, I have no clue. Trees in groves like this are easiest to paint if you just paint them altogether as a single shape with variations in your colors and values. If you try to paint individual trees, it will look wierd and you will tend to clone shapes and produce a boring result. Maybe Richard can tell us which is Chinaman's bluff and what kinds of trees they have there; I'm curious also. Beautiful area and I would like to visit there someday. Thanks for your compliments on my trees.

Stu

Comment by Barbara Sawyer on October 10, 2011 at 9:44: VERY NICE I'm still looking for the Chinaman's Bluff . In looking at some of the photos, there are cliffs on the left side also so Wonder just exactly where they are ... Like your trees they look like Western Spruce or Hemlock.and a wee hint of Red Alder back along the creek.. We are surrounded by 7 of the 12 Volcanic peaks of the Cascades and tons of trees in the high country. . What the heck are the real trees in the photos ? They look like trees in Africa . Oh well Like your Much better .

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on October 8, 2011 at 15:04: Barbara,

Thank you for the compliment.

Stu

Comment by Barbara Sawyer on October 8, 2011 at 12:14: Lovely work your mountains look so natural and colors are great

Comment by Helena Ignowski on October 8, 2011 at 0:35: Stuart!

Sharing critical paint!
I really enjoyed the smooth and natural colors you used!
Actually you can feel the sun on the landscape, everything went smooth, light and pleasant to look at! The mountains were well structured and the look was very natural! Congratulations again!

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on October 6, 2011 at 8:06: Terry,

On the top bar of the website click on "Photos", then click on "My Photos", then find your photo and click on it. On the top right under the website top bar you will see "Options".. click on it. Then click on "Edit my tags" When this opens up change your tag to "Workshop2" with a capital "W" and NO SPACE. I think that will work for you. Thanks for looking at my painting and your comments.

Stu