Monday, 16 April 2012

LAKESIDE, FALL COLORS by Sharon Benner


Lakeside, Fall Colors was a demonstration painting done at the Hanover Area Arts Guild. The plein air equipment and process were explained while I painted using a photo and a thumbnail value sketch. The center of interest was the yellow tree but I painted the reflections as a subtle mass to support the yellow tree. The orange overhanging branches came forward. My message was "find a simple subject and paint it beautifully."

2 comments:

Claire Beadon Carnell said...

Well you certainly did paint this beautifully, Sharon!

Maria Kovalenko Leysens said...

You were really able to simplify this. Lovely reflections and depth.