Majestic Trees

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Comment by Sharon Repple on May 29, 2014 at 15:03

Love the variety of grays and greens. You captured the bright daylight very well

Comment by Cristina Mihailescu on May 29, 2014 at 13:25

Gorgeous!!

Comment by Jim Beatty on May 29, 2014 at 11:36

This is lovely. 

Comment by Xiao Li on May 29, 2014 at 10:26

Beautifully done.  Like the way you played with the lights and shadows on the tree trunks.  Agree with Ana's suggestion on making the very left tree leaning right a bit to balance the painting.

Comment by Ana Murza on May 29, 2014 at 10:13

It is a great painting! you played with light and dark very well. Thomas has his point as the trees are slightly leaning towards left, the brush strokes on them and the surrounding bushes are towards left and the big mass of foliage is heavier on the left side of the painting,it gives the impression that the whole painting is tipping on that direction.

For me, I am talking from compositional point of view, if the very left tree trunk will be orientated towards his friends in the painting so it shows like it's coming in not going out, will do the balance.

Otherwise for the palette you used, the tonal value, brush stroke, light and shade this painting is a winner. Absolutely love it. Cheers, Ana 

Comment by mario alberto velazquez on May 29, 2014 at 1:49

Great painting, great values colors..and nice brushstrokes !!

Comment by Michael J. Severin on May 29, 2014 at 0:56

Hi Jane.  What a beautiful painting!! .  I love your composition.  Your tonal values are well planned to give us the strong illusion of bright sunny light!!!  the texture on your trees is outstanding ..your sunny greens are beautifully painted.  I love the curved lead in ..nice contrast from the otherwise straight lines of the street and trees.  I like the way you have kept the tree foliage in sunlight darker then the ground plane in sunlight.  I think you really did a nice job with the tonal value of those light gray trees  ..especially since they are in shadow!!! ...very difficult, but you pulled it off nicely.  The little points of light, the bus ..all contribute to added interest in that area ..without it being overdone!! ...great painting.

Comment by Thomas Ruckstuhl on May 28, 2014 at 23:36

It's great!

Minor point: All the trees lean to the left and my brain makes a weird illusion out of it:
The whole painting looses rectangular shape and appears slightly higher on the right side.
Anyone else sees the same?

Comment by Jessica Futerman on May 28, 2014 at 20:42

This is beautiful!  Such fresh & lovely colour & brushstrokes!

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