Kara's Ocean

On one of my visits to Hawaii I took my 3 Granddaughters to the farthest north shore on Oahu. My Granddaughter snapped this picture of her sister viewing the Pacific Ocean. Because there are a lot of coral reef in this area there are no surfers. And the waves come in at different angles.

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Comment by Linda L. Kano on October 3, 2015 at 13:22: Thanks Michael! But you forgot to say,"copy mine" to the list of artist. :))). And I do plan on coping your 2 paintings I own!!!

Comment by Michael J. Severin on October 3, 2015 at 13:04: Linda, you are doing just fine!! .....just keep painting and painting. Copy a few of the current painters out there ....but not Richard .....because his palette is in tune with his New Zealand environment and then you would be out there painting our lakes and streams aqua marine!!! ...copy some Kathryn Stats, Jean LeGassick, Don Demers ...although his palette is a little east coast, Kathleen Dunphy, etc. Look up to see what professional artists live in your area ..take some workshops from them and study their work ...their palettes would be in tune to your area. Another painter you might want to copy a few works is ..Frank Serrano ..he has a very simplified palette.

Comment by Linda L. Kano on October 3, 2015 at 12:07: I totally agree Michael...a goal for my next painting. Took a look at that artist ocean scenes so I can see what you mean. I wasn't brave enough with this one. :(((....afraid I would add too much warmth to her flesh. And painting from a photo was limited. I wondered how I would catch the sunshine on Kara's dark hair and clothing.. So much to learn. I'm hoping that VA training will help with this as well. I put the painting on Facebook and my family and friends praise my artistic qualities....if they only knew!!!

Comment by Michael J. Severin on October 3, 2015 at 10:48: I think the values are okay ..but ..you need to warm up everything that is being hit by the sunlight ...remember ..everything is influenced by the warm sunlight ....especially her flesh tones ...take a look at some of Sorolla's beach scenes ...note how warm the flesh tones are ...but also note ..the cool notes he infuses into them!!

Comment by Linda L. Kano on October 1, 2015 at 8:17: Thanks Michael! Always appreciate your input! I used this photo as one of the "value" assignments on VA. It helped me a lot. Since I've not done figures before I wasn't sure how dark to make Kara stand out without distracting from the total scene. The photo was taken where the airplane gliders are located...a place to escape from the crowded beaches.

Comment by Michael J. Severin on October 1, 2015 at 7:19: Hey Linda ...My wife and I were at the North Shore, Oahu last year!!! Beautiful place!! Linda, I like your color harmony on this piece. A cool dominance with some warm for contrast ..very well done. To make your Granddaughter stand out more, put more warm flesh tones on her arms and legs. Also, get rid of the arms on the cast shadow. :))