Two nudes

[Richard Bingham]

Back from the front! I found the original presents less distinctions of the "op red" and similar tones than the monitor image does. That said, the upper end of the "wicked line" intended to be another fold at the juncture of arm and toso, is rather overdone. In "real life" it does not connect with a similar warm tone at the base of the breast, as the monitor image suggests, but when I get it back, I'm going to make a change in that passage, thank you, Richard for the fresh view, most appreciated!

[Richard Monro]

The beauty of this forum is that we can get a fresh eye when we need it. I did a painting which I really liked, but every time I looked at it I knew something was wrong. It didn't get framed for a year because of that "wrongness", but I still couldn't figure out what was bothering me.

Then One day I asked one of my artist friends who was visiting from the east coast if he could figure out what was bothering me. In about 30 seconds he said the highlights on the shrubs in the background were the same value as and were competing with the highlights in the foreground figure. A few dabs of lower value paint and the "wrongness" was gone. A fresh eye made all the difference.