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| Those are raindrops on the lens. It is so wet, the ducks were swimming on the lower back lawn this morning. Hope you can see them. |
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| It's so dark and gloomy today, the lighting is very poor for photography. Chicken's colors are actually more intense, and the darks darker. This is a small [for me] painting - 7 x 8 inches. I would like your opinion. I think she looks good standing alone, with no background. What do you think? |
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| I have also started the fledgling barn swallow again, with a much lighter background - w/w with quin. burnt orange, quin. siena and cobalt blue. As always, I love your comments! |
HI Kathryn,
ReplyDeleteI just feel like I would like to see with a background with other chicken someday, but this is piece is beautiful enough. Without background the chicken let me think a story.
Its the same story here, Kathryne. No sun for a string of days and no hope, either!
ReplyDeleteYour hen looks perfect to me, I would leave it as it is- she is bathed in sunlight at the moment, I think this light would lose its beauty if background is added.You have the final say, of course,its just a suggestion!Good luck.
Love the chicken as is, without a background. Might be inclined to darken the under foot shadow - but that might be ok in real life if the camera has washed things out a bit. You decide :) xx
ReplyDeleteI think I would leave it without a background...I like as is "me and my shadow"...The barn swallow is coming along beautifully..
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, leave the hen as is - she's one beautiful bird and doesn't need any background more than a hint of ground :) Boy, you are having wet wet wet weather! We are in a dry spell and almost all the snow has melted - they say it's going up to 50F by the end of the week!
ReplyDeleteI like it just as it is. It looks so full of sunlight! If you do add a background though, I think something minimal would be nice :0)
ReplyDeleteIts fascinating - just fascinating - to watch your chicken evolve. I also like it with the white background - that way all eyes are on this proud strutting chicken!
ReplyDeleteWe like the chicky hen- just the way she is!
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Hello Kathryn:) Your chicken is beautiful as it is now. Especially the green shadow is amazing. It doesn't need a background at all. In the past a teacher of watercolor class said to me that there is no need to fill the whole paper at any time. I love it so much as it is now!!! But... you are the artist:) And a good one!
ReplyDeletewonderful hen and washes katharyn .
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