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This is another piece from Canyonlands National Park, Utah. I would say that we've gotten our money's worth out of our annual National Park Pass. My husband has used it 11 times; I've been to 7 parks this year.
I've really been working to be aware of values. It's so easy to just darken the darks, and lighten the lights. I used to tell my students that painting was like doing the laundry (darks and lights.) But, then I realized that most middle school students didn't do their own laundry, so that didn't mean much to them. Anyway, w/in the darks, there are lots of different colors in the same value range. The same is true of the lights. In this piece, I wanted the center of interest and focal point to be the canyon on the right, but I worked the most on the shadow values in the front.
The southwest is filled with pictographs and petroglyphs. This wall of petroglyphs is Newspaper Rock, on the south side of the Park.
18 comments:
Beautiful!! The center of interest is very obvious and colorful, and the shadowed foreground is very interesting, but doesn't conflict with the focal point. Love the value contrasts and the way the background fades in detail. Excellent job!!!
I do like the richly colored and detailed foreground, Pam! Would love to see this one in person. Nice job!
Beautiful painting. I like the saturated color, especially in the shadow areas. This is a wonderful series of paintings!
another beauty... great use of a dark foreground to lead the eye in.
You really captured the light, well done
Love the painting and I found the bit about that wall very interesting.
Amazing painting, Pam. I love that dark foreground framing this beautiful scene. Also enjoyed seeing the petroglyphs and the accompanying information on the sign!
Thank you Cathyann! You need to get back out west
Debbi, Thanks, As I said, value has been my focus lately.
Thank you Diane, I also often wish I could see some of others paintings in person. Clicking and enlarging is great, but not quite the same. That's why openings, galleries, museums are so great.
Oh! Pam! This is breathtaking! Love all the darks in the front, and light in the background! Beautiful work!
Thank you Linda & Loriann, The shadows and values w/in them were what I really focused on.
Amy, Thank you. The morning light really hits those canyons.
Thank you Ralph, That ancient art is interesting!
Autumn, Thanks, You're right, when dark is put in front like that it does frame!
and I think you nailed it because my eye lingered on the shadow foreground before moving on to the beautiful red rocks!
Nancy, Thank yo so much!
Mary, Great. I wanted you to look there a little before moving on.
really nice is just not a strong enough compliment. This is reeeeeally nice!!! I love the shadow beginning pulling you into the beautiful light.
Luscious paint. Beautifully done.
You totally got your $$'s worth! In paintings!
The values/the abstraction is perfect here. And the subtle shifts of values within the masses are just enough, not too much.
Susan, Thank you soooo much!
Thank you Karen, And Karen, I've really been paying close attention to the values.
Nice piece Pam. I've been there painting also. So many great things in Utah to paint.
This is a great painting, lovely colors! -Amber
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