stroll in the park wip

after many months I'm getting back to painting..and remembering that one of the best things about it is the way I can forget everything and just think about the paint.
this is an 8x10 in progress - I wass drawn to the high contrast between dark and light - and have "lost" that in the painting - hoping I can find a way to capture it. As you can see in my sketch, I'm considering adding the two (really three if you count the stroller?) figures, with mom the focal point & child looking back the secondary..but now I'm not sure if I should add them. Also think my road is way too cool. I would appreciate comments/critiques/advice..

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Comment by Lori Ippolito on July 19, 2016 at 13:19: Lol...quite fun to read all the encouraging ng comments! I just got in from work and rather than make a complete mess of things, I'm going to wait till the morning to start wiping out..id never have considered doing it that way! And never would I have considered leaving the light on the greens as part of the darks, but it makes sense that I'll paint the darks then add light to them. I do think the sun is coming from above and behind the main figure with shadows crossing the road right to left..though the people shadows appear to be real get under and a bit in front of them..I REALLY appreciate the help with this:))) I feel like I'm in an online class Michael:)). Hint hint just saying!!

Comment by Silvana M Albano on July 19, 2016 at 11:29: Lol!!! I wrote before reading all the other comments... something I shouldn't have done... I'm with the phone and it' s difficult to manage everything as with a pc...!!! So, Lori, I suppose you wanted the figures- so just go ahead!!! I wonder what the result will be!!!!! Happy painting!!!!

Comment by Silvana M Albano on July 19, 2016 at 11:22: Dearest Lori!! It's a beautiful road. I would leave the road without people, and warm it up a bit!! ;). It' s YOUR road... so I would heartly recommend you to follow it!!!! :) Very happy to see your painting in progress!!

Comment by Cristina Mihailescu on July 19, 2016 at 7:20: Can not wait to see the finished piece,is going to be wonderful!

Comment by Michael J. Severin on July 19, 2016 at 3:55: Hi Lori, If you have painted your imprimatura, take a rag and begin to wipe out the light patterns ... that would be the sky, the figure, and the light on the road ...NOT THE SUNLIT GREENS ON THE TREES ..they are still part of dark pattern .. you will take care of that later. The imprimatura should be about value 5 or a little darker. When you wipe back the light patterns, the painting will immediately "tell" you what it wants next. Anyway, when you get that done, post that step and let us see it. BTW, what direction do you think the light is coming from??? .. I am thinking from the upper right and behind a little ... the shadows are coming from right to left?

Comment by Lori Ippolito on July 19, 2016 at 1:54: :) hi Jon!! Might as well jump back in with a real challenge :-0

Comment by Jon Main on July 19, 2016 at 0:19: Sounds interesting! (Hi, Lori ;D !)

Comment by Lori Ippolito on July 18, 2016 at 17:21: Will do:)) thx!

Comment by Michael J. Severin on July 18, 2016 at 17:06: Lori, take a new canvas and tone it with burnt sienna ... let it dry overnight. Do a few thumbnail notan drawings. This is a great photo ... it will make a very dramatic painting ... when your toned canvas is dry .. Let me know.

Comment by Lori Ippolito on July 18, 2016 at 16:46: Thanks Ian & Michael..I see what you mean Ian re the lower left..I think I need to make that the same value as the shadow under the left tree..I look forward to your thoughts on this Michael!