Friday, May 06, 2011

inner harbour 2


I left out the busy background of the harbour, boats and street to give more attention to the subject. It makes for a strange backdrop . . . more like a prairie lakeshore. :)

Comments?

3 comments:

  1. Great job on the boat here Norm, I think the painting is a bit top heavy with all that red in the background. I would blue the background up slightly to make it recede and put some darker ripples or something in the water in the foregound to give a bit of weight at the bottom of the canvas...
    Other than the weight issue, great color and rendition Norm. Brian

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  2. Thanks, Brian. Are you suggesting that the red be muted with light blue or do you mean lighten up the background water with a blue tinge?

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  3. Normally cool colors recede and warm colors come forward in painting. If you just lightly glazed the red with a thin bluish was, it would push it back some! Just a thought. Brian

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