Pleinair around Waldsee

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Comment by Jessica Futerman on August 3, 2015 at 22:53

Wonderful!

Comment by Thomas Ruckstuhl on August 3, 2015 at 21:04

Thank you Susan and Glenys!

Comment by Glenys Jones on August 3, 2015 at 18:22

lovely subject Thomas - and your strong brush strokes carry it through so well to the focal point through to the parallel rows. 

Comment by Susan Burke on August 3, 2015 at 7:48

Thomas, this is striking! Nice job! Schmid has inspired so many people to be better painters with his body of work, his videos and his books!

Comment by Thomas Ruckstuhl on August 3, 2015 at 7:41

Maybe one has to paint on the level of Schmid to really enjoy a good imprimatura, He desribes how great it is to stop any time and call it done. I guess it's a good idea to be able to...For now i am glad that i can rework any square inch!

Comment by Michael J. Severin on August 3, 2015 at 6:57

Interesting what you said about toning your canvas, Thomas.  I am the same way!! ...sometimes I do, sometimes I do not .....and I to have not figured out what works best for me. 

Comment by Thomas Ruckstuhl on August 3, 2015 at 6:39

Thank you for your feedback!
Laura, sometimes yes sometimes not. Not for this one. It probably does influence the end result but i can't say what is better for me.
Michael, thanks for making me aware of it. It looks like a teddy with an antenna! :-D

Comment by Michael J. Severin on August 3, 2015 at 6:28

Great job Thomas!!!  I like your use of the radiating lines composition.  Your visual music and poetry are evident.  Try to avoid "stacking" ...that is where the telephone pole "grows"  out of the tree on the right. 

Comment by Laura Xu on August 3, 2015 at 5:31

Beautiful composition, colors, brushwork, simplicity all on the painting! Do you tone your canvas before painting, Thomas!