Sunrise study

[Donna T]

This is my one-handed attempt to get back to painting. My reference photo gave me way too much info so I tried to make the sky a little less complex. I learned that if you want the sky behind clouds to look natural your choice of underpainting color really matters so next time I'll try to plan ahead for that. 8x8 oil on board

 

[Jade]

Stunning Donna! Really good job

 

[Enyaw]

Looks good Donna .. I would mute the mountain a little as well ..
here is how I handle my sky. To help it recede i
I take my blue and use a little black to mute it so it's a grey shade of blue instead of a blue shade of grey. Then because of the black it will recede. .. I make it lighter than I think I need. It's easy to darken but to lighten is a tad too much work.

 

[Grapes]

Donna, breathtakingly beautiful
Thanks for the tip of the underpainting

 

[Jo Castillo]

Gorgeous!

 

[Donna T]

Thank you Jade.

Wayne, I will definitely try what you suggested with black. Thanks for that. In my photo the mountain is very hazy but when I painted it that way it looked so washed out. I might play around with a glaze.

Grapes, thanks so much.

Jo, thank you. I’ll bet you’ve painted some desert sunrises that I could learn from.

 

[Terri]

I'd be terrified to attempt that sky - it takes up so much of the painting - wow! You're doing great things with oils these days. I remember when you first got going with them, and now you're literally doing things with one hand tied behind your back. (Well, maybe not tied, but...)

I like your violet mountain as is, and the way it continues to fade as you move to the right. I wouldn't want it to look too similar to your cloud palette, and right now it doesn't.

I also like vivid coloring in landscapes, and that may account for my reaction. Great job!

 

[Sanlynn]

Absolutely beautiful!

 

[Triduana]

The sky is stunning!

 

[Enyaw]

Donna. The value works, it’s the intensity of the hue that pushes it forward. If you mute and then scumble some of those sky colors into it I’m sure that would dull it down. Test the theory before you try.

 

[Donna T]

Thanks Terri, As always I’m stuck between trying to be a little expressive (violet mountain) and true to reality (muted mountain). I’m glad you like the colors!

Thank you Sanlynn.

Thanks Kay.

Wayne, part of the intensity of that mountain color is because of the photography - it’s so inaccurate. Since this is a study I think I’ll see what happens if I tone it down and push it back, maybe play with broken colors. I can always wipe it back and restore it. I appreciate your thoughts.

 

[Enyaw]

As it was a study I was just offering thoughts and as an after thought I always have to reduce the hue on photos of a painting and even then there is always one color that jumps out. Sorry, I will be more careful with my thoughts.

 

[Grapes]

Good conversation here.
I enjoyed reading all. Lots of learning.

 

[Jade]

Good conversation here.
I enjoyed reading all. Lots of learning.

Me too

 

[Donna T]

Wayne, please keep offering your thoughts! They are how I learn and learning is everything to me.

 

[Enyaw]

Thank you.