dor's first attempt

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Comment by Dorian Aronson on September 30, 2013 at 16:07

I apologize to all of you that have left comments for not thanking you sooner.  Never again, will I wait till the end of the month to come and see the messages left for me.  I just got so busy trying to paint over and over again..........and trashing them.  Not going to name you by name because I might miss someone and I don't want to hurt any ones feelings.......So please accept my apology and know that I have read your encouraging words and do  appreciate each of them.  Thank you so much........Smiles to you : ))

Comment by Mary Wykes on September 26, 2013 at 3:06

one of the best value studies

Comment by Laura Xu on September 11, 2013 at 6:13

It looks great Dor!

Comment by Lori Ippolito on September 11, 2013 at 3:34

What a lovely, misty morning!

Comment by Pauline Le Merle on September 10, 2013 at 19:45

I like this Dor and look forward to seeing it glazed. I love the feeling of wide open space. A great contender, one to watch I think.....

Comment by Beverly Alldridge on September 6, 2013 at 3:31

A very different feel, in a good way. I echo the Turner reference! Anxious to see the next stage.

Comment by Roena King on September 6, 2013 at 1:14

Looks nice Dor.  I enjoyed reading all the post here.  Stu had some good points.  Being a photographer as well as an artist, I do a lot of sunset photography.  When I take my images, I try to really notice what the eye can see when I take the photo, because the image always makes the foreground almost black.  But, the natural eye can see "something" up close to where you are standing even with just a little light in the sky left.  I mention this so that as you view your sunsets you too will start to take mental note at just what your eyes see that the camera misjudges.  I have also noted while studying many of the old masters painting this very concept of what the natural eye can still see during sunsets. Roena

Comment by Jane HM Thompson on September 6, 2013 at 1:07

Very subtle.  The values are close, but that just sets a very particular mood.  Can't wait to see the glazing.

Comment by Michael Chomse on September 5, 2013 at 18:59

Turner, here we come!

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on September 5, 2013 at 15:19

Dor, too high key!  This is a backlit scene, so darken your land; it is getting almost no light, because the sun is behind the clouds.  This is mostly a mid value painting with a little bit of white.  You are going to have trouble with your glazes over that impasto white.   Your brush work is very nice.  Don't discard this; just go back and restate your mid darks on the land and darken some of your mid values.  Your toned canvas warms it up very nicely.   Stu

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