Lake scene with boats

[P. Barrie]

24” x 18”, oils on panel, from phot ref, Alla Prima two sittings about 4 hours ( not counting cleaning brushes, breaks, etc.)

Ultramarine, cobalt blue, WN perylene black(Pbk31), yellow ochre, violet (PV19), Cad yellow light, Burnt umber, Burnt Sienna, Titanium/zinc white.

I used bigger brushes and tried very hard not to fuss.

Comments welcome

 

[ntl]

There's a lot of depth in this. Love the coloring and the clouds. You do water and the reflections so well. The "no fussing" shows.
I'm drawn to the distant boat, framed so well by the three. A nit--I find so many boats on V left distracting.

 

[snoball]

Beautiful painting. Consider this a comment and not a crit, but are you sure the wind is blowing from the same direction on all the boats?

 

[Artyczar]

Wow! And you used a bigger brush? It looks so detailed. It's fantastic.

 

[joe1It]

is wondeful.
and how beautiful the sea, its reflections, or the sky and the ships

 

[Iain]

The "No fuss" policy worked admirably.

 

[E.J.H.]

It's great. I also try to combat the fuss, but not as successful as you!
I particularly like the reflection of the green on the waves.

 

[P. Barrie]

Many Thanks to all.
ntl, the distant boat helps give scale to the distance and draws attention.

Sno, I’m not sure about the wind. . In the photo there was little water movement. The boats were probably idle or motoring. I exaggerated the ripples.

Arty, started with larger brushes and finished details with some smaller, 2s, 4s.

Joe, glad you like it.

Lain, EJH, I’m having some success by pushing myself to work faster. I think it makes me focus harder and be more determinant and confident.

 

[P. Barrie]

For some reason in the initial post, the pic came in skewed leaning left. Here’s the adjusted pic

 

[Iain]

Once again, besides the execution (I am no painter anyhow), i am drawn by the subject, this time by the excess of sky and water. It is a pleasure to behold, if only in digital.

 

[Artyczar]

Okay, NOW I see it is much better. LOL! Just Kidding. To me it's just as incredible.

 

[Grapes]

WOW. I didn´t even notice the 1st pic was leaning. So beautiful piece.

 

[16ga]

Looks great.
I really like the water surface.

 

[Maybenartist]

Very expansive well painted scene. Whatever you paint, your colours are superb.

 

[P. Barrie]

Thanks again to all fellow artists!