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My concept was "warm sunlit middle ground", so I placed the highest value contrasts and highest chroma colours into the trees and boat shed, and made the mountains and foreground much greyer.

I think I succeeded up to a point but to me the painting still lacks the really strong light I was trying for.

However, time and knowledge are against me so I'm uploading it as-is and would very much appreciate any and all feedback, suggestions, critiques, etc.

This was painted using Genesis heat-set oil paints, and I used just Genesis Yellow, Genesis Red, Ultramarine Blue and Titanium White.

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Comment by Nancy Sands on August 25, 2012 at 19:10: Lindsay, your painting shows that you have a unique and fresh style. I really like how strong your central focal point is with its vivid contrasting colors. I would be interested in seeing if you find a way to achieve that strong light. It is difficult to be satisfied with our paintings, isn't it? Happy painting...

Comment by Lindsay Baker on August 24, 2012 at 14:20: @Eddie Aldridge - thank you very much :)

Comment by Eddie Aldridge on August 24, 2012 at 12:58: Well done Lindsay, you have achieved your aim of a strong feeling of sunlight on the boatshed and with having a subdued foreground and background there is no question of where the centre of interest lies. Happy painting.

Comment by Lindsay Baker on August 24, 2012 at 11:43: @Barbara Morris - thanks for your kind words :) I hope Richard critiques this one as well but with over 400 people in the group, I'm not holding my breath!

Comment by Lindsay Baker on August 24, 2012 at 11:42: @Idan Solomon - in this case, I painted both wet-into-wet and wet on dry. Drying the paints with a heat gun takes anywhere from 1-5 minutes depending on how thickly applied the paint is. So you can work wet-into-wet for a literally unlimited amount of time, then dry all (or part) of the painting in minutes and immediately work wet on dry. They are amazing paints! If you want to see some of my earlier Genesis paintings, take a look at the Genesis category on my website: http://www.lpbaker.com/category/genesis/

Comment by Barbara Morris on August 24, 2012 at 1:08: I like knowing your concept and your feelings about your success. I, too, love really strong light and that you want to bring attention to the middle ground. Your handling of the tree trunks and shadows on the house certainly work toward that concept. And the branches look very natural -- not an easy task. I would love to see Richard critique your painting, as I am very interested in finding out what his suggestions are to reach your 'concept'. A very nice job! (Hope kitty is doing well.) Also found the information about the type of paint you use very interesting.

Comment by Idan Solomon on August 23, 2012 at 21:16: very very intresting. but the first question came out of my mind is... are you working only wet into wet or is it possible to dry a layer and work wet into dry ?

Comment by Lindsay Baker on August 23, 2012 at 21:06: @Idan Solomon - I use Genesis Heat-Set oils: http://www.genesisoilpaints.com.au ... they handle in a similar way to both oils and acrylics, but *never* dry - you can leave them wet on your painting/palette/brushes for days, weeks, months, years - and they are still wet and workable. When you want them to dry, you "cure" them using a heat gun. They take a little getting used to, but once you're used to them, every other type of paint seems hopelessly inconvenient!