Rees Valley after Richard Robinson (study)

I wanted to paint something good that might help me with mixing grays (and Richard is a master at that). With this study, I really think I learned a lot doing this one. I painted it with a palette knife and continued to use old mixed up paint with only adding some more blues and Naples Yellow. Below is the B&W of the painting. Please critique my VALUES and COLOR TEMPERATURE. That was the main focus for me for this painting. I was amazed the amount of white required! Thanks, Roena

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Comment by Dorian Aronson on June 16, 2016 at 10:23

I like it Roena

To improve it follow Michael's suggestions!  I will  be happy to see it again.   Smiles to you :-)

Comment by George on June 12, 2016 at 6:23

Dear Roena,

This is one of the most difficult scene to copy. Everibody tried but the result is far from success. My advice would be to follow Richard's instructions/video and you will reach to a compleate new final painting. All those instructions are containing Michael's advices and critiques too. And here we are talking about atmosphere perspective, color perspective, glowing light, etc. This particular workshop is one of the most comprehensive among all workshops organised by Richard. As a matter of facts I am planning to try it again but I considered untill now that I was not prepared and ready to go for it. Still studying and trying to undestand all those aspects which can make a good painting. Maybe I will do it somtime.........  

Comment by Ann Turner on June 9, 2016 at 12:46

Great advice from Michael. I look forward to see the chnges.

Comment by Michael J. Severin on June 8, 2016 at 16:00

Hi Roena. Look pretty good Roena.  I do agree with Jon's assessment about that dark mass on the right ... I don't know if it too dark or not, but .... it does need to be balanced with a dark shape on the left.  You would have much more luminosity if that hill on the left were dark also ... with the light spilling over the top.  speaking of the light, your sky needs to be much higher value ..and warmer ...on the left ..where the source of light is the strongest.  That would set up a dark/light contrast with the sky, hill, and water ... giving you great luminosity. Loena, I see that you are trying to get some warm colors in the foreground .. but all your mixtures are too cool ..you need to go to the warm side of the color wheel and use more reds and oranges .... more sienna and ocher type colors.  Try mixing warmer greens ... mix orange or siennas into your greens.  See the sand bar in the lower foreground .... it is the same value and temperature as the background plane .... make it a warm gray and darker ... same with the foreground plane as it rolls over toward us ... much to cool .... once again, go to the warm side of the wheel.  I see you struggling to mix your colors ...you are mixing a little here, a little there ... and ending up with mud.  Try to mix a specific color from the wheel, test it, put it down, and then leave it.  Where sunlight is hitting a plane, use the colors from the warm side of the wheel .. then modify.  

Comment by Noni Bryant on June 8, 2016 at 14:45

Hi Ro.  Looks great to me!  Yes, I remember my mother saying how much white she used in her paintings.  - I'd buy her a big tube for xmas, and her birthdays, so she had a constant supply.  I'm so, so glad you finally discovered Richard! x

Comment by Jon Main on June 8, 2016 at 7:35

Looks fine to me Roena (no inappropriate hard edges!) - just seems the colors are slightly dull - that's probably the photo? - and the dark mass might be a bit too dark creating an imbalance? The mountains are especially good!

Comment by Roena King on June 8, 2016 at 6:43

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