Rafael Ridge Morning

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Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on March 5, 2013 at 22:14

Yeah, I have photoshop, but I think I just need to change the hue without changing the value, so just some dabs of the grayed same value will work. If it were a large change or over a large area, I would photoshop it or cover it with Saran and paint on the Saran with photo before and after. Since my painting is dry, I just brush on some alkyd medium in the areas I want to change, wipe them a little and paint into them. I will then photo it, have a look on my computer and keep it or wipe it off with OMS. You can't do that with acrylics or watercolors. I am pretty good at fixes; lots of practice! Thanks, Stephen. Stu

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on March 5, 2013 at 18:16

You are right Stephen. Actually the sky above was really some high fog and clouds, but it is a bit too blue, and I pumped up the yellow in the sky a bit. I probably need to replace the blue nearest the sun with a more grayed version with some purple. Since this was a bit of an overcast day, the shadows were not very prominent. You have an astute eye that is hard to fool. Thanks a lot. I will probably rework this a bit and repost. Stu

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on March 4, 2013 at 21:41

Thanks Jessica.  The warm colors was what I was after here.   Glad I accomplished it.   Stu

Comment by Jessica Futerman on March 4, 2013 at 20:59

Lovely light & warm colours.  I like the eucalyptus trees creating a canopy over the path - we also have a lot of those trees.

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on March 4, 2013 at 14:40

Thank you Jennifer. I also like the smell of the trees and the colorful and interesting patterns of the bark. Stu

Comment by Jennifer Beaudet Zondervan on March 4, 2013 at 12:08

I love the eucalyptus trees Stu. I can smell them right now and wish I was there! Lovely piece.

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on March 4, 2013 at 8:53

Thanks Jim.  This is right up above San Rafael.   Stu

Comment by Jim Haycock on March 4, 2013 at 8:37

Looks like the woods above Sausalito.  I love that area!

I like your soft back-light, Stu, and the shadow colors look really nice.