Monday, October 03, 2011

The small and the big


It's very important to learn how to see the subtle nuances in the subject you're painting especially with colors and values and at the same time keep a major focus on the big shapes.
In this plein air painting I tried to keep my major shapes large while also trying to capture the subtle changes within those larger shapes. One of those subtleties was getting perspective lines in the sand that ran down towards the water.

1 comment:

Brad Miedema said...

The sand in the foreground is so dramatic! Beautiful painting.