Portraits v. Landscape v. Still Life?

[Tricia Migdoll]

Just for a chuckle, I may as well post my most recet attempt at a landscape. this is called "Days End" and was painted from a Photo I took in India at dusk. It was a charming photo at least.

[Ngaire Winwood]

I love your violin painting as it is Tricia. You have a great feel to your work. You captured the atmosphere in your landscape and it even feels hot. Well done.

Just for the fun of it, I will post my first pastel landscape when I first started to draw. It is a beach path at Yaroomba on the Sunshine Coast here in Queensland. I have only done two seascapes to date. It is called 'A Well Worn Path'.

[Allan Rahbek]

Ngaire,

So you

[Allan Rahbek]

This one was painted from memory after a helicopter flight over the Norwegian national park of Jotunheimen.
The motive is seen from above a glacier looking down to the milky emerald green water of Gjende, surrounded by autumn golden leaves. At the left is another lake, much higher placed in the mountains above the tree level.

Allan

[Ngaire Winwood]

Allan, he was already in there, I just highlighted him. His impression is more obvious than can be seen. If you know what I mean.

[Allan Rahbek]

Ngaire,
today I think he looks more like Art Garfunkel Is this a work in progress

Allan

[Allan Rahbek]

Originally Posted by Tricia Migdoll

I would like to post this "violin" which is currently on the easel, and hope to receive some comments on how to improve it.
I am quite happy with the violin itself, but in the surround, I was trying to put a reign on my usual tendency of "too much unnecessary information" and so was trying to push much into the background.
However, i do not think it is working well.

Tricia,
Why not light the candle and work with that effect ?

Allan

[Kimberly Dow]

I can't believe I never noticed this thread before. Very interesting to see other portrait artists paintings of different subjects. I try and do all subjects. I'll go through a phase of just figures, than several still lifes or landscapes. Depends on what I am interested in at the time I suppose.

[Ngaire Winwood]

Allan, no it is finished. The face is actually the 'spirit of nature' looking down onto a coke bottle that was carelessly being discarded (in bottom right corner)from someone walking down the path, the painting being titled "A Well Worn Path" for a reason.

It was a reaction about the loss of compassion and respect for the universal home we call earth, that we live in.

[Ngaire Winwood]

Beautiful work Kim.