Thanks Wirfi. Yes and getting less is much more difficult than one would think. I was looking at Ovanes Berberian paintings and some are so simplified they look like blotches but stand back 6 feet from the iPad and they are more realistic than a photo. I guess I'm not to old to dream I can get there.less then you think, always
You had a landscape a while back (Last Snow in the Forties) that had me wondering that very thing. I remember being surprised that the trees read perfectly as trees, though they were really painted as big squarish blotches for the most part.The title ask the question of how much detail and neatness do you need to get your point across.
thank you Lamar .. I ask myself that every time I start a new piece... it's a good place to start. I have read some pronounced artist said that one should just put any mark on the canvas to remove the blank white intimidating stare of a support but I think that a waste of a stroke.had me wondering that very thing.
I believe your point is plainly communicated. This is a delightful painting. I had to look up "Alla Prima", which explains the impressionistic style. Maybe "neatness" is not the best term. I would say "accuracy" is what was achieved here. All the colors and feelings of this painting within a painting has been executed with a professional accuracy. And of course I like it.The title ask the question of how much detail and neatness do you need to get your point across.