This is a 20x16" acrylic on panel. I was kinda playing around here. I was going to cut the panel just below the figure's knee to make it 12x16" but now I don't know. I wish I had a little more space above the figure. Anyway... I'd appreciate any criticism and any thoughts on cutting/cropping, etc.
Friday, February 13, 2009
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Hi Elliot, beautiful red you used in this one. I don't mind the white at the bottom, creates a bit of mystery with the cool pink brushstrokes. Real nice rendition of the figure. Little gem of a painting Elliot. Brian
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ReplyDeleteNice piece. I play a game and I guess who the artist is before I look. My first guess was you, my second was Carolyn.
Re the cropping, you do that after the fact??. What, just slice through the panel??
If I were to crop it, which I'm not sure I would do as I think the peice is quite lovely without. But if I were, I would take a slim band on the vertical.Slicing through her left knee and catching almost all of here other side.(maybe not all of her foot) I like the dark hair, with the white forground and all that criss crossing of bones!! well done
Elliot, I think this a a great piece. This is my 2 cents of thought. This is someting I learned from Harley Brown. A painting should have a dominate color, in this case red. But in order to not lose the focal point, either the complement can be used in a small amount or 2 colors that are equidistant on the color wheel from the dominant hue. Use sparingly in small amounts near the focal point. It will draw your attention to the focal point which could be lost with all the red. Maybe the shoes could be a green tint (turquoise maybe) but watch the chroma. Maybe even a tad bit of orange shade near the shoes. Your eye will be drawn to the focal point. That's my 2 cents.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone. Interesting thought Carolyn. I'm definitely going to play around with that. I think I understand the concept there.
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