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Comment by summer on December 24, 2010 at 11:25

hi all I fixed it a long time ago and did darkent he back some to and  Oh ya that line was all wrong  its now stright  smile happy painting

Comment by Roena King on August 21, 2010 at 20:20

Gee, Right now the painting has a beautiful sunset and a figure (person). I am not sure what it is, but to the left of the sun there is already a tall white thing on the horizon, I thought perhaps that was a ship off in the distance. The painting is beautiful just as it is, and it has so much to look at already. A ship might be to much and be a distraction. Let it be finished. It is good. You ask--that is my thinking. Ro

Comment by summer on August 21, 2010 at 17:19

I have let the lines now in a strighter path . and did darken up a bit the back to give it moe debth . it is now in a beauty salon . Never thought of that but a friend had her hair done there and knew the lady and asked her without me saying anything , I do get a lot of coments on it , they do ask what is she looking at what is the story , I left it open for the viewer to take their own feeling and but I really think I should put a ship going out to sea in the back what do you think ,,,

Comment by Roena King on August 21, 2010 at 13:44

Very nice painting. I love your bold use of colors. Ro

Comment by Gregory Schrupp on July 24, 2010 at 16:11

Oh crap! I just like this. The color and the composition tugs at the emotional heart strings. I love how the dress blends into the sand. You put the sun's reflection into the water, convincingly. It seems like the setting sun is the focal point. The water has a convincing life to it.

I wish you the best with this piece.

Comment by Noni Bryant on November 6, 2009 at 23:02

Hi again Summer! I've just read Dennis' comment (good point about the horizon - I can't believe I MISSED that!) on your painting, and am wondering if you're going to post a photo of the updated painting. - You've got me intrigued now!!!

Comment by summer on October 19, 2009 at 2:43

I fixed the water you were so right . Now I am looking at my other pic's and seeing that it too is not level . HUMMM .... I have a T square . what do other use to get the right level . HELP >>>

Comment by Dennis Clark on October 4, 2009 at 7:20

Hi Summer
Very good for a first sunset painting. I like the composition and the actual sky colour. You have captured the clouds well as well as also the sea. The little breaking wave has an excellent "shine through" as the light peeps through the thinness of the wave.The head is in the proper position where the eyes are always on the horizon line when standing on the shore.

One glaring fault though is that the horizon line is not horizontal and parallel to the bottom edge of your canvas board. It gives the feeling that the water wants to pour out on the right side of the painting. Also on the right side the horizon line suddenly dips away below the actual horizon line. Be careful of that.

Your painting is still recoverable and easy to fix if you straighten out the horizon and fix the left side. If you do that you will definitely have a beautiful painting worthy of hanging on your wall. Well done keep it up.

Remember: keep the horizon line always parallel to the edge of the board and never right in the middle of the board. Keep that in mind and you will never go wrong. Happy Painting! You have the talent.

Comment by summer on October 3, 2009 at 3:14

thanks so much for your comments . its very important to see what others see . it was driving me crazy . I didnt like it and didnt know why . its a very large painting . but you helped me to try to work with it and try your advice to see if that would calm it down some . great ldea that its too busy . I thought the debth is just not there . thanks fellow artist . really does help me . we never will stop learning that is what is fun about it . can not concure , but we can always try, and that is what is so much fun about painting .

Comment by Noni Bryant on October 3, 2009 at 1:29

Hi Summer. If this was my painting, I'd be over the moon with it!
- Your sky is amazing, and your water is SO good!!! You have movement in the water, too, and a detailed foreground. It's a very busy painting!
The only advice I can think of, is that the sea would reflect the sky down to the horizon. Being a reflection, it would actually be getting lighter towards the sun.
I'm also thinking that the eye needs to come to rest somewhere, and the only place I can see where it could rest, is the wet sand down on the beach between the last wave and the dune the girl is standing on. - Shouldn't be too hard!
As I said - if I had painted this I would be MORE than happy!