Half Dome in Autumn

Oil on paper.
11,2 X 8 inches

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Comment by Adrienne DeSaulniers on June 1, 2016 at 13:36: nice job!! i really like your trees, they are well balanced, and your rocks! this was my first workshop as well. excited to learn more. :)

Comment by Siobhan on May 30, 2016 at 18:00: Love the yellow tree, the strong colours. Giving a surrealist look

Comment by Mairo Piroue on May 30, 2016 at 6:21: Hello Ana, Many thanks for your comments, I really appreciate you taking the time to give me your advice. I have found myself staring at my painting trying to work out what is wrong with it. I had an inkling it might be something with the values, so it is really helpful to get your opinion. I have another half finished version which I intended to bury somewhere but your constructive criticism has encouraged me to finish it, putting into practice your advice. I'm pretty much of a beginner and this, my first workshop attempt, I have found hugely educational and a very valuable way to learn many fundamentals. But I realise there is so much to learn and that I have so much to learn. So your encouragement and valuable advice are so helpful and just what I need. Many thanks.

Comment by Ana Murza on May 28, 2016 at 10:28: Good job, Mairo! You put a lot of work into your painting! I like your boulders and rocks. To achieve depth to your painting you should reduce the value of the Dome and mountain. As they are now they have the same saturation with the boulder and rocks in the foreground. Therefore all the plains in your painting (background, middle ground and foreground ) are jumping in your face, so you have to push back you mountain and even father back the Dome. To do that, you should add white to your mountain and even more white to your Dome. White cools down the saturation (intensity) of the colour and that's what you need to achieve distance or aerial perspective. Happy painting!