Maui Morning

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Comment by Laurena Beirnes on May 29, 2015 at 1:10

Thank you Richard. I learn so much from all your critiques!  I hope to redo this painting on a larger canvas and will incorporate your advice.  I love your Hanalei Bay painting.

Comment by Laurena Beirnes on May 29, 2015 at 1:06

Thanks Nancy

Comment by Richard Robinson on May 28, 2015 at 13:16

You've got a pretty good glowing effect there Laurena, principally because of the background gradation from warm light to darker cool, and secondly from your effort to make the palm trees in the foreground a little warmer as well. The shadow cutting across the grass and beach is a nice touch too though I would expect the shadow on the beach to drop down slightly lower than shadow on the grass rather than curving upwards. The drawing of this and the curving edge of the distant beach are the two main things holding this painting back.

Compare it with the straight edge of the beach in my painting below. We tend to exaggerate the curves we see in beaches because we KNOW they are curved, rather than painting what we are actually seeing. The key is simply to measure the angles carefully against the straight edge of a brush held out horizontally in front of you. Consider adding more sand colour into the water in the foreground as it will help give the appearance of translucency.

Hanalei Bay 12x16" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

Comment by Nancy Sands on May 28, 2015 at 6:26

Nice work.

Comment by Laurena Beirnes on May 23, 2015 at 1:50

Thanks Dorian!

Comment by Dorian Aronson on May 22, 2015 at 18:47

I love your your colors!  Happy Painting Smiles to you ;-)