Under the bougainvillea

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Comment by Jon Main on October 6, 2016 at 1:14

Hmm, I still feel that it's fine - just needs more contrast and more violet in the shaded part

... white walls in shade and sun? ... it's a very interesting issue/challenge! Bon courage!

Comment by Jessica Futerman on October 5, 2016 at 23:33

Jon, thanks a lot for your comments & suggestions.  There is really something about this that I can't get right!  I have scraped off the paint on the walls & ground in the shaded part a number of times already.  Maybe if I put the wall & some of the path opposite the chairs into sunlight it will help make a more pleasing composition.  After all, only I know there was a huge bougainvillea arbour over the whole area and that there are stairs at the end of that shaded path :)

I am trying to figure out how to paint white walls in sun & in shadow & finding it very difficult - have been looking at old masters paintings & reading about it, but (obviously!) will have to keep working on it! 

Comment by Jon Main on October 5, 2016 at 22:03

I think you need far more light/dark contrast to get the concept (warm lit area seen through a tuneel of shade?)  to work, Jessica -

althougt with the darks graduated from very dark (maybe at the sides, under the chairs) to 'lighter' (e.g. on the path) - I would think that pushing purple tones in the dark areas and warming much more the lights would get more pop