Marsh Land

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Comment by Silvana M Albano on August 13, 2014 at 12:10

Simple and great Laura!

Comment by Laura Xu on August 13, 2014 at 6:36

Ann, thank you! Can you guess where it is? it is Alviso, on the road side to the park. I went back with my husband and also myself again. I painted there by myself but I wouldn't do this again. It is not very safe place. Waiting for you come back we will paint together. Enjoy with your family Ann!!!

Comment by Ann Turner on August 13, 2014 at 6:02

Its a nice change from your other paintings. I like the use of warms that are harmonious. The foreground grass is a nice  dark value with intense color, then we go back into the painting where the far hills are soft and cooled. It tells the tale of our drought and warm summer temps. I'm off to Utah tomorrow, lets paint when I get back

Comment by Laura Xu on August 13, 2014 at 2:39

Michael, so happy to hear you said that! You know what Peter told me yesterday said He doesn't like this one because of too flat and I told him that He is not a artist. Great! I will let him know this is High Key painting. Actually I do have good feeling on this one. Thank you so much Michael as always!

Comment by Michael J. Severin on August 13, 2014 at 0:54

Great color harmonies ..high key ..and nice lead in.  We have some interest in the buildings ...nice depth.  Your background hills are very well painted ..those shadows relate to the distance very well.  great job, Laura!! 

Comment by Laura Xu on August 12, 2014 at 18:13

Thank you Jon for your suggestion!

Comment by Jon Main on August 12, 2014 at 18:02

Pretty high-key (which I like)  - slightly reinforce some foreground darks/dark foreground accents?

Comment by Laura Xu on August 12, 2014 at 17:43

Thank you so much Ian and Betsy!

Ian, I will give a little touch up add some darks on middle ground. Little more water color may be, but not too much. Actually all of mudy color is water on the left side of the painting. It is really strong mudy color like rust color.

Betsy, I had a lot fun to paint mudy color as I can have good excuse to make mudy :)

Comment by Betsy Jenkins on August 12, 2014 at 17:07

DO THAT MORE OFTEN. ;-)

Comment by Betsy Jenkins on August 12, 2014 at 17:06

I agree with Ian, but what happened overall is very nice!