I finished the still life piece satisfactorily and handed it in. I got a good grade too. However, after having lived with it for awhile, the black bird house is bothering me. I've drawn in, with vine charcoal, the part on the black birdhouse that I want to fix. But, since I don't anticipate that "fix" being high on my priority list, you get to see it in its handed-in-but-not-finished state.
In the class critique we had to give two positives and two negatives about each students' piece. My two positives are: The red bird house decorative trim is not only painted in (I debated about leaving it off) but shadowed correctly! I really like the little tan bird house and the shadows it throws.
My two negatives are: The black bird house, as I mentioned, needs some additional work. And, The background went from being one of my favorite parts of this effort to just ok.
More to come...
Lorrie
PS. One fellow classmate suggested that it be titled "Nobody's Home". Seems about right.
PSS. I don't plan on doing any other still life paintings anytime soon.
3 comments:
I look forward to seeing how you integrate your painting prowess to your paper work.
I got behind on reading your blog but I just caught up!! How brave of you to take a painting class!!! Are you working in oils? I like your finished still life just fine!! Good for you for not only being courageous enough to give it a try but to POST it and to turn it in... two things I probably could never do... LOL
As I said on FB, really really love this still life...
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