irupana final editing

Well, I finished this (which means, I can't deal with it any longer!) I tried to fix this based on some feedback I got from the most talented artists on this board.

Specifically, I:

Darkened the trees substantially.
Darkened the shady side of the building, the shadows under the porches and added a cast shadow for the building.
Darkened the door at the request of the person buying this mess, er, I mean "work of art!"
Tried to add "texture" as suggested by Ann Turner. Not sure I achieved what she suggested, but I tried!
Warmed up the light on the sidewalk.

Moved the figure on the right over to make her closer to the other figure. Lots of people were bugged by the original placement, both lay people and artists alike.

Added the words Pacena on the banners. Pacena, I am told, is a Bolivian beer.

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Comment by Pauline Le Merle on August 26, 2013 at 7:31: Betsy, you have done a brilliant job. The red and blue in this painting is just singing out, and thats bringing about a beautiful focal area along with the gorgeous sunlit streets. i think its beautiful........

Comment by Dorian Aronson on August 20, 2013 at 5:10: Betsy, you already know I like your painting, however I love your thoughts.........thanks and smiles to you : ))

Comment by Betsy Jenkins on August 20, 2013 at 4:48: Thank you, Laura. Nice words are uplifting. The cold hard cash I received for this one was uplifting, too. ;-)

Just had a great conversation with Ningning about suffering for our love--ART!

Comment by Laura Xu on August 20, 2013 at 4:37: Such a beautiful art! Love it.

Comment by Ningning Li on August 20, 2013 at 2:32: Betsy,thanks for sharing your thought with me. You paint very well.I love those cholitas you paint, so good! Maybe you are perfactionist like me always see something not right in the work. That makes us more frustrated and painful.

I believe that the all the painters are loners to some extent or how can they have time and concentrate on what they are doing. I fell very lucky to be here. When I cry people come to help me, when I am happy they are smiling with me. It warms my heart and gives me energy to keep on learnning. You must have the same feelings.

Somebody said that the people paint a lot make quick progress than the people worked on the same job without stop. I am the secound type. I will try not to be too perfectional but do my best and accept whatever come out. Start another one. Betsy, I hope that you can finish it and let us share with you. The critiques are good help for us to improve too. Smiles from a China Chola.

Comment by Betsy Jenkins on August 20, 2013 at 1:39: What a very sweet, kind person you are. Empathetic, to boot! The problem with online study is just what you described...we are not all in a studio, where we can see what each other is doing and learn from each other. We are forced to learn from digitized photos of work--which may or may not really represent the paintings as are.

Still, I live in an isolated spot and there aren't many art classes (of merit) around, so the board is a life saver. It's not perfect, but it is far, far better than having nobody to talk to or commiserate with about the difficulties of art and receive advice on how I might improve. Several people here have been very generous with their time to me, and I appreciate them all!

And you are right about the pain vs no pain quote. I got so fed up with the garrapata painting, I walked away. (I almost threw it in the trash). But after awhile, I started missing my easel and wanted desperately to go back. The thought of NOT painting is painful, indeed. Art is a bitchy lover that drives me crazy, but without whom I cannot live!

PS I thought about you recently: My brother and his family spent 2 weeks touring Peru. They just came back and I enjoyed looking at all the pictures of your home country. Fascinating place, and the Cholitas there are much more colorful than the Bolivian ones I painted.

Comment by Ningning Li on August 19, 2013 at 16:59: Betsy, your words make me giggling and laughing. You are not alone. I wish you could see how big and how many my muddy piles are. I, just like you, had to leave it for a while before I fell apart to recharge and put myself together to face the another attack as you accurately described. Let's shake hands or hug each other. Some famours painter, I forget what is his name , said that when the pain of not painting bigger than the pain of painting, a painting is done, something like that. Painters are definitely a group of very special and lovely people.

Comment by Betsy Jenkins on August 19, 2013 at 15:49: Thanks, Ningning! I am happy to hear you like this. I am hoping to get my Garrapata pic up in the next day or two. I am really struggling with paint mixing on it--EVERY rock looks like mud! Ugh! I've mixed piles and piles of mud. I had to put it away for a few days to recharge and come back for another attack. ;-)