Chinaman's Bluff

acrylic on canvas 16x20

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Comment by Xiao Li on October 14, 2011 at 11:00: Congratulations Grandma!

Thank you Sharon for your comments. You are so right. I saw the problem too so I revised the painting and posted it a couple of days ago. Please take a look and see if you like it. I feel the color on this painting is not attractive. I like the color that Richard created on his critique on Hazel's painting. I am thinking to do another one using the blue and orange scene. Happy painting!

Comment by Sharon Casavant on October 14, 2011 at 9:20: Hello Xiao! Glad to meet you here. I guess I will throw in my 2 cents worth...lol I really like the river! Like the sunlight on the rocks... but where is the sunlight on the distant trees? I think they are a little too gray. Sorry! Of course, no one paints the same way. I also think the sky is too dark. Wow... I only have 2 weeks left... does this go to the 31st? I hope so. By the way, I am a new grandmother again, just today he was born!

Comment by susie gregory on October 9, 2011 at 3:19: i think you're right about that..i love the way you've handled the foreground though!!! good job! susie

Comment by Xiao Li on October 6, 2011 at 16:23: Thank you susie for the suggestion. You are right on. The river is too straight. It should be made curving a little so it won't look like a devider of the picture.

Comment by susie gregory on October 5, 2011 at 10:13: very nice job xiao...i only have one tiny suggestion...your river leads the eye back very nicely but it's almost in the smack dab middle of the painting. i like the foreground rocks!! susie

Comment by Xiao Li on October 3, 2011 at 13:43: Thank you Iwan for the encouragement. Comparing with Stuart's painting, I can see clearly the problems with my paining. The color is a little too bald and the trees are too stiff. This is one of the reasons I like the format of this workshop. When everyone painting at the same scene, you can see clearly which one is good and how you can improve yours. happy painting!