Plein Air oil on 9x12 canvas
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Amazing how beautifully you have done this. And for the life of me, I read Michael's comments "No Kevin ..no triangle!" and wish I could see and understand what he knows. Smiles coming your way :-)
Nice job...appreciate all the feedback so that we all have a chance to learn!
Yes, Laura is quite correct on that assessment, Kevin.
No Kevin ..no triangle! ...if you extend the roof line of the shadow just below the eave ..you will overlap the window a little .which is another good shape!!! then follow the shadow shape you already have ..you will then have an irregular shape (not a triangle or square). Make the window part of your design ..most of it in shadow, the rest in light .wow!! One more thing Kevin. Think about this ..why would there be such a large value difference between the roof in shadow on the right building and the shadow on the rear buildings roof? ..That shadow on the roof of the rear building is much to dark ..it is too much of a value jump between it and the sunlit part of the roof. Try and keep your shadows uniform ..I see a lot of this on still life paintings ..where the artist will cast a vases shadow on the table very dark, and then cast a shadow from another element, but that shadow will be a different value even though it is being cast on the same table! ...Anyway, USUALLY your cast shadows and form shadows will be uniform in value. BTW Kevin, I perceive the light as coming in from the right? ...is that cast shadow coming from the right hand building?
The shape, the hard edges, straight line of the shadow make them look like two buildings. These builds look good and I like the tree. Good job, Kevin!
Michael, you know what is funny, I had thought the same thing when I looked back at my painting. I even double checked my values on site with my value finder and I was pretty dang close. Why does it look like two different buildings in the painting? Would the shape created that you mention be triangular then?
Hi Kevin ..oh my gosh, Kevin ...my bad ...I see what is happening now. I thought the rear building was two separate buildings!! ..I see now it is one building with a cast shadow. You know Kevin, if you extend the cast shadow of the roof to under the eave of the house, you would create a fantastic shape of the sunlit wall! ..also it would erase the ambiguity of that area so someone else won't make a dumb comment like I did!! :))
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