The River Runs Dry

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Comment by Colleen McCafferty on March 19, 2014 at 11:06

Thanks for your lovely comment Silvana. I hadn't thought of the title being sad, but you are right, it is sad. But you know here in Australia dry rivers and drought are a very common occurrence. In fact we have a very serious drought in many parts of the country right now. Some rivers are actually underground rivers so water is never seen in them unless there is a flood. It's interesting how we here seem to accept it as normal - hence I didn't notice the title. :-)

Comment by Silvana M Albano on March 19, 2014 at 10:39

The painting is wondeful but the title is soooo sad.... but it's perfect for the painting's theme....!!!

Comment by Colleen McCafferty on March 19, 2014 at 10:07

Thank you so much Ann and Cristina for your great comments.

Ann, yes it is a desert country that I am trying to express and the colour of the palette matches the colour of the land.  I can't see myself going back into it to change much at this stage.

Comment by Ann Turner on March 19, 2014 at 5:47

The feeling of warm arid country is very well expressed by this palette and semi abstract design. I feel that you are going for a concept not reality so don't worry about the atmospheric change of distance.  The feeling of desert is well done !

Comment by Cristina Mihailescu on March 19, 2014 at 1:29

Powerful and beautiful work Colleen! Love the textures and colors!

Comment by Colleen McCafferty on March 18, 2014 at 22:27

Thanks Jendrawan. But yes you are right. Queensland does indeed have a sub-tropical climate in the SE where I live, all along the coastline and the north. Out west it's just dry heat but there would still be a heat haze. I'm not too keen on tackling this painting again, but will indeed look at it for a few days to consider.

Comment by Jendrawan Husada on March 18, 2014 at 22:05

Colleen, any comment I  made better apply to next painting sessions. Wouldn't want you to spoil a finished one. You are right about Australia, in Queensland you have a climate that might (to me )be considered subtropical at times :-). Hence my comment about the haze, in Victoria  or NSW it'd be different again.

Comment by Colleen McCafferty on March 18, 2014 at 21:32

Thank you Jendrawan for your great comment.  I thought that I had 'blued' down the colours in the distance, but maybe not enough.  Given that this is Australia and our colours are very bright, I'm not sure whether I need to adjust it more or not.  In any event, I'll look at it for a few days to consider the matter.  There is always something else that I need to adjust.  Will see what everyone else thinks too.

Comment by Jendrawan Husada on March 18, 2014 at 21:12

Certainly a big-sized painting.  Would not have the guts to tackle anything that size :-)  Beautiful palette. On the matter of aerial perspective ( a difficult one considering the high vantage position, I think it would add to that perspective if the hues in the distance were more muted/blueish hazy than the foreground.

Just a personal observation, the painting is striking and wonderful.

Comment by Colleen McCafferty on March 18, 2014 at 20:53

Thank you Linda.  Yes, I think it is semi-abstract.

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