48X36″ oil on canvas
Today this painting went in yet another direction. I decided to change the landscape to an actual place way up in the foothills that I ran to with some friends a while back. Now it is looking down into the valley below.
It’s still a work in progress. The paint on this one is really thick so it takes a long time to dry. The question I’ve been asking now is, “was it better before?” I have said that so many times in the past, but in general now I just keep moving forward from wherever I’m at.
Here are a bunch of before pictures of this one. I like it better now.
I just found this little YouTube video of one of the foothill trails I run on. I didn’t take the video. But you can see how peaceful it is up there.
WOW! It is so naturalistic — everything has the texture of life in it now — of the randomness of nature. It feels so much more atmospheric and true. What an amazing and brave transformation!
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Yay! Thank you!! I appreciate your thoughtful feedback.
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Only you the artist, knows the answer. To keep on working over a painting suggests that you are not fully satisfied with the original image. So keep going until the painting tells you to stop. I think your work is great.
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Thank you David! You are right!!
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