Shorebirds

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Comment by Tammy Wolcott on October 26, 2016 at 16:02

I like the feeling of depth you have created with the variety of the sizes of the birds. 

Comment by Michael J. Severin on September 22, 2016 at 11:33

Fantastic! .. thank you Siobhan.  It is still a very good painting Nancy ... does not need much to improve it. :)

Comment by Nancy Newton on September 22, 2016 at 10:31

Thanks for the critique.  Your points are excellent. The waves are too even, I can see that now.  I also need to practice the seagulls to understand their shapes better. I appreciate the feedback. 

Comment by Siobhan on September 22, 2016 at 8:02

Great critique Michael , I learnt a few things from it.

Comment by Michael J. Severin on September 22, 2016 at 4:44

HI Nancy.  Great job on the sky and atmosphere.  A. couple of things you might want to consider: 1.  put your waves in linear perspective ....  Beginning with the first wave near the shore, they would all end at a common vanishing point on the horizon .. they would not be in parallel tracks unless you were looking at a direct frontal view ..which you are not in this scene.  2.  You have a lot of repetitiveness .. which is good .. but you lack  variety .. a very important compositional element.    examples:  You have 3 large gulls all the same size, angular movement, color, value, edges, etc.  One of these 3 gulls must dominate and become the focal point .. so you must come up with a way to subordinate 2 of those 3 gulls.  Other examples of repetition with no variety .. are the distances between your waves, and the sizes and shapes of the other flying gulls. ...  you did a nice job of putting those into the atmosphere, BTW!  Okay, hopes that helps. :))

Comment by Glenys Jones on September 21, 2016 at 19:23

lovely and peaceful scene

Comment by Cristina Mihailescu on September 21, 2016 at 3:10

Dreamy, very nice! 

Comment by Siobhan on September 20, 2016 at 12:54

. Well done

Comment by Siobhan on September 20, 2016 at 12:54

Lovely atmosphere , great subtle use of harmonising colours... Only constructive criticism I can think of is maybe give seagulls more visible beaks eyes and feet

Comment by Nancy Newton on September 20, 2016 at 11:03

This was fun, learning to paint the seagulls distant, mid and close.  It makes a landscape come alive.