New Zealand Winter

This is my painting for the workshop of First Snow.
The tree was a bit awkward to paint - to reduce all of those little branches and yet keep the blue of the sky.
Interesting to paint something that is not familiar - the landscape,the tree....so I was thinking just shapes...which made it a really good exercise.
oil 6 x 8

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Comment by Delores Rhodes on September 19, 2011 at 12:37: I agree with you, Marina. How do you simplify and still keep the integrity of the image? You did a good job. Nice juxtaposition between the loose, smeared strokes of the branches with the detail of the trunk. I really struggled with the tangled stuff at the base of the tree. Yours is quite successful.

Delores

Comment by Laurie McKeon on September 15, 2011 at 18:22: OH how I wish I could paint loosly like this! Great job! I am encouraged by your perspective of LIKING the fact you are not familar with the subject. That put me off... since i live in Hawaii and have NO relationship with snow. Hmmm I will re-think this now.

Comment by Oliver Ryan on September 14, 2011 at 20:54: I like your approach - concenrate on shapes and colours - forget the subject as it can get in the way. Great result

Comment by Marina Laliberte on September 13, 2011 at 8:27: Thank you Iwan, appreciate your comment.

Had to smile when you talk about the freedom and liberty in my work....YES....I aspire to that....my last name is afterall...Laliberte!