Kyle Martin
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Hi Everyone,
In October, there was a torch lit hike at Mirror Lake that my family went to. This is the scene that we saw as soon as we got to the location. It was very beautiful as the water was calm and the reflections were perfect on Mirror Lake. Of course, as we all know in this forum especially, photo's don't do it justice.
Here is my family, I have my Monet hat on.
And one more shot of me with my daughter, just because she is so precious
So, I decided to go back the next day and paint. It was a very different effect, as the water was not calm and it was sunny. There were beautiful reds present. At that point in the development of the autumn colors, these were the best reds that I had seen. Again, photo's fail to show the colors, but everyone was in a good mood because the colors were spectaular.
I condensed the scene slightly, to bring the evergreen tree on the left closer to the water. Even though it was a complex scene, I still wanted to simplify the values and create shapes that were well thought out. To do this, I started with a value sketch on paper using
greyscale markers. I often think to make architecture like houses more organic, and natural elements, like these trees more architectural.
Here is the finished piece, after a couple of hours of painting. It was a nice day and this is one of the last pieces that I made before my show on the Fall Art tour. The painting is 16x24", which is a nice '2x3' format. The trees have all lost their leaves now, but this image is a nice reminder of a beautiful autumn day.
In October, there was a torch lit hike at Mirror Lake that my family went to. This is the scene that we saw as soon as we got to the location. It was very beautiful as the water was calm and the reflections were perfect on Mirror Lake. Of course, as we all know in this forum especially, photo's don't do it justice.
Here is my family, I have my Monet hat on.
And one more shot of me with my daughter, just because she is so precious
So, I decided to go back the next day and paint. It was a very different effect, as the water was not calm and it was sunny. There were beautiful reds present. At that point in the development of the autumn colors, these were the best reds that I had seen. Again, photo's fail to show the colors, but everyone was in a good mood because the colors were spectaular.
I condensed the scene slightly, to bring the evergreen tree on the left closer to the water. Even though it was a complex scene, I still wanted to simplify the values and create shapes that were well thought out. To do this, I started with a value sketch on paper using
greyscale markers. I often think to make architecture like houses more organic, and natural elements, like these trees more architectural.
Here is the finished piece, after a couple of hours of painting. It was a nice day and this is one of the last pieces that I made before my show on the Fall Art tour. The painting is 16x24", which is a nice '2x3' format. The trees have all lost their leaves now, but this image is a nice reminder of a beautiful autumn day.
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