Porto Pollenca, Majorca

Add a Comment

Comment by Silvana M Albano on April 11, 2013 at 8:41

Thank you for the tips Joy! I will look into those videos too!

Comment by Tammy Wolcott on April 10, 2013 at 16:31

Thanks Joy.  I will check out those videos.  Thanks for the suggestions too.  I will try to remember that on my next painting but I don't think I will continue on this one.  I tried repainting the mountains but still wasn't pleased with it - I don't think they are "my thing".  Back to rocks!  :)

Comment by Tammy Wolcott on April 7, 2013 at 11:48

I have been trying to paint some desert hills with evening shadows for ages and just can't do it.  I can see how I want it in my mind but I just can't transfer it to the canvas.  SO frustrating. I sympathize with you!

Comment by Linda L. Kano on April 6, 2013 at 15:57

Prairie Girl, maybe you can give me some tips on painting our desert!  Oh, and it has Lake Mead in it as well.  I'm going to give it a try... I tried before and failed miserably.  Be watching, be patient, and maybe I can come up with something for you to critique!

Comment by Tammy Wolcott on April 6, 2013 at 13:57

Thanks Linda. I will give those ideas a try but I think I will do it on a new painting and new subject.  I sam never very comfortable with ocean scenes.  I am more of a prairie girl.  Stay tuned ...

Comment by Linda L. Kano on April 4, 2013 at 16:53

Tammy, I know what you mean about the difficulty of painting loosely.  Your style is neat, organized, and you paint with precise brushmarks. In this painting I can see that your sky speaks a statement of movement.  That has a nice effect that could be continued throughout the painting. You might try varying your mountains so no two of them have the same shape or color.  At the same time you could try to lighten some edges of the mountains by holding your paint brush lightly as you move down or across so that some of the edges get lost or skipped.  Also vary how much paint you put on your brush and then only put a stroke of paint down and leave it.  Try it on your sand too so it appears like the wind has blown the sand in varying ways.  Also let the grasses fall and rise with different thickness of paint.  Have fun experimenting.  These are the things I'm trying to learn to do but easier said than done.  Hope this gives you some ideas. 

Comment by Tammy Wolcott on April 4, 2013 at 14:55

What if I use more yellows, golds and browns for the sunlight sides and purples for the shaded sides of the mountains - like the colours on the beach?  Would that look better?

Comment by Tammy Wolcott on April 4, 2013 at 14:54

Thanks Silvana and Mario for your comments. Mario, I cut it off on my computer and I like it much better.  I think I might just do that with the actual painting.  Thanks for the idea of using my computer to look at it that way- I hadn't thought of that.  Silvana, as much as I like mountains, I don't like my mountains in my painting.  I would try to paint in the reflections but I have painted the ocean as quite choppy and I don't know how much the mountains would reflect on rough water (??).  I did it from a photo and I don't see any reflection in the photo however I agree the line where the mountains meet the water is too abrupt.  Do you think that maybe the colour on the mountains is not in harmony with the ocean and beach colours? 

Comment by Silvana M Albano on April 4, 2013 at 14:16

Tammy, I like your painting! I am not an expert .. but I like reading comments and learning from them! I tried doing what Mario has said, and it looks good! I also thought that perhaps a geologist wouldn't want to get rid of the mountains, as it is surely part of your soul... And looking at  your painting I wondered that perhaps the problem was that the mountains are not reflected at all in the sea, so they seem to be like cut off...(this is W19 teachings... I think I have never painted so many reflections as in my three last paintings!)

Comment by mario alberto velazquez on April 4, 2013 at 13:49

maybe,,if you have your image on the computer and you cut in half the sea ,leaving full widht,  I find much better. I already did,,, try it....but also consider the opinions of others...what if you had the seagulls closer?

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• 2
• Next ›
• Page